Demographic and diagnostic data as well as outcome details of all patients with infective endocarditis after Melody valve implantation
| Patient | Gender | Diagnosis | Age (years) | Size (mm) | FU (months) | Duke* | Bacteria | Previous valve | Treatment | PR | PS (mm Hg) | Presumed entrance | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Male | TF | 7 | 22 | 14.1 | Definite | HACEK | Bare stent | AB 6 weeks | 0/4 | 64 | Unprotected dental care | Good |
| 2 | Male | TF | 17 | 20 | 13.4 | Possible | Streptococcus sanguinis | Homograft | AB 6 weeks | 1/4 | 30 | Orthodontics+oral wound | +10 mm Hg in 27 months |
| 3 | Male | Rastelli | 14 | 18 | 15.5 | Definite | Streptococcus viridans | Homograft | AB 6 weeks | 0/4 | 42 | Orthodontics+oral wound | +10 mm Hg in 11 months |
| 4 | Male | Trunc | 14 | 20 | 44.4 | Definite | HACEK | Homograft | AB 6 weeks | 0/4 | 62 | Unprotected dental care | Melody in 10 months |
| 5 | Male | Trunc | 15 | 22 | 16.4 | Possible | Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum | Homograft | AB 6 weeks | 1/4 | 22 | Cryptogenic | +11 mm Hg in 1 year |
| 6 | Male | Rastelli | 9 | 20 | 27.6 | Definite | Streptococcus viridans | Homograft | AB 6 weeks | 0/4 | <5 | Unprotected dental care | +10 mm Hg in 9 months |
| 7 | Male | TF | 17 | 22 | 15.5 | Definite | HACEK | Homograft | Surgery at D25 | 1/4 | 22 | Dematophytosis complex | Explant at D25 |
| 8 | Male | TF | 12 | 22 | 37.7 | Definite | Staphylococcus aureus | Bare stent | Surgery at D11 | 0/4 | 30 | Personal hygiene+nail biting | Explant at D11 |
*Modified Duke criteria.9
AB, antibiotics; FU, follow-up; HACEK, Haemophilus Aggregatibacter Cardiobacterium Eikenella corrodens Kingella; PR, pulmonary valve regurgitation (0–4/4); PS, pulmonary stenosis; TF, Tetralogy of Fallot.