title: Mitral homograft replacement of the tricuspid valve for endocarditis.
abstract: An infected tricuspid valve was successfully replaced with a fresh mitral homograft. This operation is preferable to valvectomy alone or the use of a stented prosthesis in terms of hemodynamics and resistance to infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, England.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Katsumata
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Westaby
mesh_terms: D004696:Endocarditis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000637:transplantation*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*