Incidence of Infective Endocarditis Among Patients With Tetralogy of Fallot

Incidence of Infective Endocarditis Among Patients With Tetralogy of Fallot

Background Patients with tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) are considered at high risk of infective endocarditis (IE) as a result of altered hemodynamics and multiple invasive procedures, including pulmonary valve replacement (PVR). Data on the long‐term risk of IE are sparse. Methods and Results In this ob...

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Main Authors: Eva Havers‐Borgersen, Jawad H. Butt, Morten Smerup, Gunnar H. Gislason, Christian Torp‐Pedersen, Mathis Gröning, Michael Rahbek Schmidt, Lars Søndergaard, Lars Køber, Emil L. Fosbøl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-11-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
congenital heart disease
epidemiology
infective endocarditis
tetralogy of Fallot
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.121.022445

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