The Freestyle stentless bioprosthesis for prosthetic valve endocarditis.
We report a case of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-induced prosthetic valve endocarditis, which was successfully treated with aortic valve replacement using the Freestyle stentless bioprosthesis. The total root and stentless design of this bioprosthesis allows for more radical removal of infected tissue and easier treatment for annular abscess, while requiring less prosthetic materials than a conventional prosthesis. This bioprosthesis thus seems to be a valuable option for active endocarditis.
Sakaguchi
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First Department of Surgery, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Japan.
Sawa
Y
Y
Ohtake
S
S
Hirata
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N
Matsuda
H
H
D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*