Surgery of right-sided endocarditis: valve preservation versus replacement.
Surgical treatment of right-sided endocarditis has in the past been centered on valve resection or resection with valve replacement. From 1981 to 1989, we attempted tricuspid valve repair in 19 patients with right-sided endocarditis. Fourteen of these were successful. The methods of valve repair and classification of the lesions that allow evaluation for repair are discussed, including the use of transesophageal echo and a hand-held color Doppler unit for intraoperative assessment.
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Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0118.
D004452:Echocardiography; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008297:Male; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000601:surgery*; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000601:surgery*