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Isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis leading to right ventricular outflow obstruction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2025

Ankita Kulkarni Open the ORCID record for Ankita Kulkarni [Opens in a new window] ,
Girish Sabnis  and
Keyur Rajendra Rathod Open the ORCID record for Keyur Rajendra Rathod [Opens in a new window]
Ankita Kulkarni*
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India
Girish Sabnis
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India
Keyur Rajendra Rathod
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India
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Corresponding author: Ankita Kulkarni; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Isolated native pulmonary valve endocarditis is rare. We present a rare case of isolated native pulmonary valve endocarditis resulting in severe right ventricular outflow tract obstruction in an immunocompetent patient with surgically repaired ventricular septal defect caused by Burkholderia cepacia.

Keywords

pulmonary valveinfective endocarditisright ventricular outflow tract obstructionBurkholderia cepacia
Type
Brief Report
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Cardiology in the Young , First View , pp. 1 - 3
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press

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