Diagnostic Value of Computed Tomography Angiography for Infective Endocarditis After Right Ventricle Outflow Tract Repair

Christina Thaler, MD, PhD; Dawn Witt, PhD, MPH; Susan Casey, RN; Angela M. Kelle, MD; Santiago Garcia, MD; John Lesser, MD; B. Kelly Han, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Oct 2023)

Diagnostic Value of Computed Tomography Angiography for Infective Endocarditis After Right Ventricle Outflow Tract Repair

Christina Thaler, MD, PhD,
Dawn Witt, PhD, MPH,
Susan Casey, RN,
Angela M. Kelle, MD,
Santiago Garcia, MD,
John Lesser, MD,
B. Kelly Han, MD

Affiliations

Christina Thaler, MD, PhD: University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Dawn Witt, PhD, MPH: Minneapolis Heart Institute and Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Address for correspondence: Dr Dawn Witt, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, 920 East 28th Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55407, USA.
Susan Casey, RN: Minneapolis Heart Institute and Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Angela M. Kelle, MD: Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Santiago Garcia, MD: The Lindner Center for Research and Education, The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
John Lesser, MD: Minneapolis Heart Institute and Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
B. Kelly Han, MD: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 23
p. 102011

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Congenital heart disease patients with pulmonary valve replacement or right ventricle–pulmonary artery conduit have increased risk of pulmonary valve endocarditis. We present a 6-patient case series illustrating the diagnostic utility of computed tomography angiography to provide definitive visualization of pulmonary valve vegetation to aid in the diagnosis of endocarditis. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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