Accelerated allograft degeneration after aortic valve endocarditis.
Early calcification of aortic allografts is usually seen in children less than 3 years of age. We describe a case of a 22-year-old intravenous drug user who developed calcific aortic valve stenosis less than 3 years after an allograft root replacement for endocarditis.
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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts 02118, USA.
McCann
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Shemin
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Lazar
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D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000473:pathology / Q000637:transplantation*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000473:pathology*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology*; D012086:Reoperation; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000601:surgery*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous