Key result
Isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis caused by Burkholderia cepacia led to severe right ventricular outflow tract obstruction in a patient with a repaired ventricular septal defect.
Why the study?
Isolated native pulmonary valve endocarditis is rare.
Highlights a rare presentation of Burkholderia cepacia endocarditis on a native pulmonary valve leading to right ventricular outflow tract obstruction in a patient with a repaired VSD.
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Supports consideration of pulmonary valve endocarditis in repaired VSD with RVOT obstruction; leaves open optimal management for Burkholderia cases.
Isolated native pulmonary valve endocarditis is rare. We present a rare case of isolated native pulmonary valve endocarditis resulting in severe right ventricular outflow tract obstruction in an immunocompetent patient with surgically repaired ventricular septal defect caused by Burkholderia cepacia.
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Kulkarni et al. (2024) studied this question. Isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis caused by Burkholderia cepacia led to severe right ventricular outflow tract obstruction in a patient with a repaired ventricular septal defect.
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