Isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis with rapid progression: a case report and literature review

MX Zhang, WM Zhang, C Yu, BW Zhao, R Chen… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis (IPE) is rare, accounting for 1.5–2% of all
cases of infective endocarditis. Herein, we describe a case of isolated pulmonary valve …

Streptococcus oralis pulmonic valve endocarditis: a case report and review of the literature

SB Nahhal, P Sarkis, AE Zakhem, MS Arnaout… - Journal of Medical Case …, 2023 - Springer
Background Several factors increase the risk of right-sided endocarditis. The tricuspid valve
is usually involved in right-sided endocarditis cases. Infective endocarditis of the pulmonic …

Prosthetic pulmonary valve and pulmonary conduit endocarditis: clinical, microbiological and echocardiographic features in adults

WR Miranda, HM Connolly… - European Heart …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Aims To review clinical and microbiological findings in adults with prosthetic pulmonary
valve (PPV) or right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit (RVPAC) infective endocarditis (IE) …

[HTML][HTML] Isolated pulmonic valve endocarditis: case report and review of existing literature on diagnosis and therapy

M Saleem, F Ahmed, K Patel, MB Munir, YA Ghaffar… - Case, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•Pulmonic valve endocarditis (PVE) is a rare complication of infective
endocarditis.•It is occasionally associated with significant pulmonic insufficiency (PI).•PVE …

An alternative surgical approach for isolated pulmonary valve infective endocarditis secondary to restrictive ventricular septal defect: a case report

H Hussein, A Youssef, A Mahgoub, N Gamal… - The Cardiothoracic …, 2024 - Springer
Background Native pulmonary valve (PV) infective endocarditis (IE) is a rare condition with
an incidence of 1.5–2%. Although medical therapy is the mainstay of treatment, surgical …

Surgical treatment of infective endocarditis in pulmonary position—15 years single centre experience

D Liekiene, L Bezuska, P Semeniene, R Cypiene… - Medicina, 2019 - mdpi.com
Background and Objectives: Infective endocarditis in the pulmonary position is a rare
disease. Isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis is extremely rare. The aim of our study was …

Isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis: truth or myth?

SM Seraj, E Gill, S Sekhon - Journal of community hospital internal …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Pulmonary valve (PV) infective endocarditis (IE) is an extremely rare disease that involves
normal as well as abnormal valves. This condition mostly occurs in patients with underlying …

Surgical outcomes of pulmonary valve infective endocarditis: a US population-based analysis

Y Datar, K Yin, Y Wang, KW Lawrence, EH Awtry… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Pulmonary valve infective endocarditis (PVIE) represents a rare subset of right-
sided IE. This study aimed to evaluate the population-level surgical outcomes of PVIE in the …

Infective endocarditis by Actinomyces species: a systematic review

P Ioannou, S Baliou, I Papakitsou… - Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Actinomycosis, is a slowly progressive infection that may mimic malignancy due to the
invasiveness of tissues and the ability to form sinus tracts. Infective Endocarditis (IE) is a rare …

Pulmonary valve infective endocarditis: A case series

S Sharma, GA Malavia - Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of 8 cases of PVIE managed in a tertiary care
center from 1992 to 2020. Results: PVIE was observed in 8 patients with underlying …