Table 1: Demographic and clinical features of patients with endocarditis and congenital heart diseases.

Patients 1 2 3 4 5
Sex/Age (years) M/8 M/9 M/24 F/16 F/15
Underlying disease PDA VSD PDA PDA PDA
Organisms Staphlycoccus epidermidis - Staphlycoccus epidermidis Staphlycoccus epidermidis Staphlycoccus epidermidis
Site of vegetation on TTE MPA TV - MPA -
Initial antibiotics Penicillin Penicillin Penicillin Penicillin Penicillin
Alternative antibiotics Norvancomycin Penicillin + aminoglycosides Penicillin Penicillin + cefotaxime Norvancomycin
Duration of antibiotics (days) 43 36 52 44 45
PAP mmHg 30/8 (20) 35/11 (23) 49/11 (30) 38/10 (25) 40/13 (26)
Size of occluder 8/6 6 14/16 16/18 18/20
Complications - Tricuspid regurgitation - - -
Time of follow-up (months) 45 16 15 12 10

PDA: Patent Ductus Arteriosus; VSD: Ventricular Septal Defect; TV: Tricuspid Valve; MPA: Main Pulmonary Artery; TTE: Transthoratic Echocardiography; PAP: Pulmonary Arterial Pressure.