Pulmonary Valve Bacterial Endocarditis in Tetralogy of Fallot
We report two cases of Tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary valve bacterial endocarditis where one extended to the branch of pulmonary artery (PA). This is a rare occurrence. Aggressive supportive care plus early and radical surgery can be life saving.
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2007-06-01
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| author | Arezoo Zoroufian Hakimeh Sadeghian Kyomars Abbasi Banafsheh Alinejad |
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| description | We report two cases of Tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary valve bacterial endocarditis where one extended to the branch of pulmonary artery (PA). This is a rare occurrence. Aggressive supportive care plus early and radical surgery can be life saving. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e92218ed5d6e43fdb015aa59ddc87cfe2022-12-22T01:16:25ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesJournal of Tehran University Heart Center1735-86202007-06-01214547Pulmonary Valve Bacterial Endocarditis in Tetralogy of FallotArezoo ZoroufianHakimeh SadeghianKyomars AbbasiBanafsheh AlinejadWe report two cases of Tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary valve bacterial endocarditis where one extended to the branch of pulmonary artery (PA). This is a rare occurrence. Aggressive supportive care plus early and radical surgery can be life saving.http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/3726.pdf&manuscript_id=3726Tetralogy of FallotPulmonary valve endocarditisCongenital heart disease |
| spellingShingle | Arezoo Zoroufian Hakimeh Sadeghian Kyomars Abbasi Banafsheh Alinejad Pulmonary Valve Bacterial Endocarditis in Tetralogy of Fallot Journal of Tehran University Heart Center Tetralogy of Fallot Pulmonary valve endocarditis Congenital heart disease |
| title | Pulmonary Valve Bacterial Endocarditis in Tetralogy of Fallot |
| title_full | Pulmonary Valve Bacterial Endocarditis in Tetralogy of Fallot |
| title_fullStr | Pulmonary Valve Bacterial Endocarditis in Tetralogy of Fallot |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pulmonary Valve Bacterial Endocarditis in Tetralogy of Fallot |
| title_short | Pulmonary Valve Bacterial Endocarditis in Tetralogy of Fallot |
| title_sort | pulmonary valve bacterial endocarditis in tetralogy of fallot |
| topic | Tetralogy of Fallot Pulmonary valve endocarditis Congenital heart disease |
| url | http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/3726.pdf&manuscript_id=3726 |
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