Acute endocarditis of a percutaneously placed pulmonary valve

Authors

Karthik Ramakrishnan
Laura Oliveri
Richard A. Jonas, George Washington UniversityFollow

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

9-2015

Journal

Annals of Pediatric Cardiology

Volume

8

Issue

3

Inclusive Pages

225-227

DOI

10.4103/0974-2069.164684

Abstract

Endocarditis of percutaneously placed pulmonary valve is increasingly being recognized and reported as a potentially life-threatening complication. In this report, we discuss a 17-year-old male who presented with septic shock secondary to staphylococcal endocarditis of a percutaneously placed pulmonary valve.

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APA Citation

Ramakrishnan, K. V., Olivieri, L., & Jonas, R. A. (2015). Acute endocarditis of a percutaneously placed pulmonary valve. Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 8(3), 225-227. doi:10.4103/0974-2069.164684

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