[Bacterial endocarditis in the aortic valve of a three month old infant. Correction with an aortic homograft].
We report the case of a three-month-old infant with an infective endocarditis of the aortic valve, showing perforation of two valve leaflets and a perivalvular abscess. The patient was operated on using a cryopreservated homograft with anastomosis of both coronary arteries. The outcome is good two years after surgery. This is the youngest patient operated on using this technique in our country.
Cabrera
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Servicio de Cardiología Pediátrica, Hospital Infantil de Cruces, Vizcaya.
Aramendi
J
J
Gastiasoro
L
L
Romero
C
C
Martínez
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P
D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
Endocarditis bacteriana en la válvula aórtica nativa de un lactante de tres meses. Corrección con homoinjerto aórtico.