Key result
Surgical treatment of infective endocarditis during a Glenn operation, including tricuspid valve repair, resulted in good right ventricular and tricuspid valve function at 9 months postoperatively.
Why the study?
Infective endocarditis in infants with congenital heart disease is exceedingly rare, leaving treatment guidelines and expected outcomes understudied.
Population
One 3-month-old girl with congenital heart disease and native tricuspid valve endocarditis
Design
Case report
Follow-up
9 months postoperatively
Authors
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Concurrent IE surgery with Glenn may be feasible in select infants; hypothesis-generating and requires validation in larger cohorts.
Case Report (n=1)
Surgical treatment of infective endocarditis, including tricuspid valve repair, can be successfully performed concurrently with a Glenn operation in infants with congenital heart disease.
Argo et al. (2025) conducted a case report in Native tricuspid valve endocarditis and congenital heart disease (n=1). Bidirectional Glenn, Sano shunt extirpation, tricuspid valve repair, and central pulmonary artery stent insertion was evaluated on Postoperative clinical status and right ventricular/tricuspid valve function. Surgical treatment of infective endocarditis during a Glenn operation, including tricuspid valve repair, resulted in good right ventricular and tricuspid valve function at 9 months postoperatively.
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