Candida Parapsilosis Endocarditis Following Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Implantation.
Weiyi TanAmy DoraGentian LluriJamil AboulhosnPublished in: World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery (2019)
Fungal prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) is rare and carries a high mortality rate. While uncommon, fungal endocarditis in transcatheter aortic valves has been reported. We present a unique case of Candida parapsilosis fungal PVE in a patient with a transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve
- aortic stenosis
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- aortic valve replacement
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- mitral valve
- pulmonary hypertension
- candida albicans
- biofilm formation
- cell wall
- case report
- cardiovascular events
- pulmonary artery
- ejection fraction
- type diabetes
- risk factors
- cystic fibrosis