Aortic valve endocarditis in an acutely rejecting orthotopic heart transplant recipient

R B Fazia; R M Mills Jr; C R Conti; E D Staples

doi:10.1002/clc.4960190818

Aortic valve endocarditis in an acutely rejecting orthotopic heart transplant recipient

Clin Cardiol. 1996 Aug;19(8):672-4. doi: 10.1002/clc.4960190818.

Authors

R B Fazia¹, R M Mills Jr, C R Conti, E D Staples

Affiliation

¹ Cardiac Transplant Program, Shands Hospital, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA.

PMID: 8864344
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960190818

Abstract

Infective endocarditis is an infrequent but serious complication in heart transplant recipients. We report successful treatment for this serious complication.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Endocarditis, Bacterial / etiology*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / therapy
Female
Graft Rejection / complications*
Heart Transplantation*
Humans
Immunosuppression Therapy
Male
Pregnancy