Infective Endocarditis After Melody Valve Implantation in the Pulmonary Position: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Infective endocarditis (IE) after transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation (TPVI) in dysfunctioning right ventricular outflow tract conduits has evoked growing concerns. We aimed to investigate the incidence and the natural history of IE after TPVI with the Melody valve through a systematic review of published data.

Methods and results

PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science databases were systematically searched for articles published until March 2017, reporting on IE after TPVI with the Melody valve. Nine studies (including 851 patients and 2060 patient-years of follow-up) were included in the analysis of the incidence of IE. The cumulative incidence of IE ranged from 3.2% to 25.0%, whereas the annualized incidence rate ranged from 1.3% to 9.1% per patient-year. Th

SUBMITTER: Abdelghani M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6064882 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature