title: Tricuspid valve endocarditis: repair with the use of artificial chordae.
abstract: We report on a patient who developed tricuspid valve endocarditis on a permanent endocardial pacemaker lead. At operation the endocardial lead was removed and accurate debridement of the tricuspid tissue was performed. Tricuspid valve reconstruction included commissural plication and the construction of artificial polytetrafluoroethylene chordae from the anterior leaflet to the anterior papillary muscle to obtain valve competence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Padova Medical School, Italy.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bortolotti
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tursi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fasoli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Milano
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Frigato
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Casarotto
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002815:Chordae Tendineae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis; D013537:Sutures; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene