Sutureless aortic valve replacement for periannular abscess due to active bacterial endocarditis: a new translocation technique.
A composite valve prosthesis was prepared by direct suture of the ring prosthesis, which was separated from an intraluminal ringed graft, with a St. Jude Medical aortic valve. A new translocation method using this composite valve prosthesis was performed on a patient with aortic periannular abscess, with favorable result.
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Heart Institute of Japan, Tokyo Women's Medical College.
Nishida
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Imamura
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Koyanagi
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D000038:Abscess / Q000601:surgery*; D001021:Aortic Valve; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000601:surgery*