title: Technical aspects of mitral valve replacement with an allograft for acute bacterial endocarditis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: General Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Conklin
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Reardon
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery* / Q000637:transplantation*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous