Truncus arteriosus

Truncus arteriosus (TA) is a rare congenital cardiovascular anomaly characterized by a single arterial trunk arising from the heart by means of a single semilunar valve (<I>i.e.</I> truncal valve). Pulmonary arteries originate from the common arterial trunk distal to the coronary arteries and proximal to the first brachiocephalic branch of the aortic arch. TA typically overrides a large outlet ventricular septal defect (VSD). The intracardiac anatomy usually displays situs solitus and atrioventricular (AV) concordance.

Endocarditis

An inflammation of the endocardium, the inner layer of the heart, which usually involves the heart valves.


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PMID (PMCID)
23167236
 MALE Infant, Newborn
Bartonella henselae endocarditis of percutaneously implanted pulmonary valve.
Atamanyuk I, Raja SG, Kostolny M.
J Heart Valve Dis. 2012;21(5):682-5.
Herein is reported the first ever case of culture-negative endocarditis following PPVI, caused by Bartonella henselae, diagnosed five years after implantation in a 15-year-old patient with a repaired truncus arteriosus.
21404904
 MALE
Bartonella henselae endocarditis of percutaneously implanted pulmonary valve: a case report.
Atamanyuk I, Raja SG, Kostolny M.
J Heart Valve Dis. 2011;20(1):94-7.
Herein is reported the first ever case of culture-negative endocarditis of a percutaneously implanted pulmonary valve, caused by Bartonella henselae, five years after implantation in a 15-year-old patient with a repaired truncus arteriosus.
16856450
 FEMALE Infant
The first pediatric case of Staphylococcus aureus with heterogenous resistant to vancomycin endocarditis in Thailand.
Phongsamart W, Srifeungfung S, Tiensasitorn C, Vanprapar N, Chearskul S, Chokephaibulkit K.
J Med Assoc Thai. 2005;88 Suppl 8:S264-8.
A 4 months old girl with truncus arteriosus type IV and ventricular septal defect developed methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) bacteremia and endocarditis after total repair operation.
7761230
 MALE Child
First case of human infection caused by Pasteurella gallinarum causing infective endocarditis in an adolescent 10 years after surgical correction for truncus arteriosus.
al Fadel Saleh M, al-Madan MS, Erwa HH, Defonseka I, Sohel SZ, Sanyal SK.
Pediatrics. 1995;95(6):944-8.
First case of human infection caused by Pasteurella gallinarum causing infective endocarditis in an adolescent 10 years after surgical correction for truncus arteriosus.
1389722
 FEMALE Infant
Endocarditis with aneurysm involving an aortic homograft used to correct a truncus arteriosus: medical-surgical salvage.
Engle MA, Lang SJ, Edelson P.
Br Heart J. 1992;67(5):409-11.
Endocarditis with aneurysm involving an aortic homograft used to correct a truncus arteriosus: medical-surgical salvage.