Technical aspects of mitral valve replacement with an allograft for acute bacterial endocarditis.
Mitral valve replacement with a mitral valve allograft is receiving a resurgence of interest. We discuss the technical aspects of this procedure as it applies to cases of acute bacterial endocarditis infecting the mitral valve.
Conklin
L D
LD
General Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Reardon
M J
MJ
D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery* / Q000637:transplantation*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous