Aortic valve replacement for infective endocarditis in a renal transplant recipient

Renal transplant recipients are more prone to developing infections. We report a 37-year old renal transplant recipient who developed infective endocarditis of the aortic valve, heart failure and renal allograft dysfunction. He underwent aortic valve replacement which was followed by improvement in...

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Published inSaudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 205 - 207
Main Authors Sahnun, Yusuf, Dawud, Munsif, Frikha, Amid, Trigui, Walid, Abd al-Hamid, Qarawi, Masmudi, Sayda
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation 01.04.2000
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
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Aortic valve
Aortic valve replacement
Infective endocarditis
Kidneys
Renal transplantation
Transplantation
التهاب الشغاف العدوائي
الصمام الأبهري
القلب
الكلى
المضاعفات
زرع الأعضاء
قصور القلب
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Summary:Renal transplant recipients are more prone to developing infections. We report a 37-year old renal transplant recipient who developed infective endocarditis of the aortic valve, heart failure and renal allograft dysfunction. He underwent aortic valve replacement which was followed by improvement in cardiac as well as allograft function.
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ISSN:1319-2442
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