Mitral homograft replacement of the tricuspid valve for endocarditis.
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.
Katsumata
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Department of Cardiac Surgery Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, England.
Westaby
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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*