Pulmonary homograft endocarditis after Ross procedure.
We report the case of a 36-year-old patient who experienced an isolated acute pulmonary homograft endocarditis two years after a Ross procedure for aortic valve infective endocarditis.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, European Hospital Georges Pompidou, 20 rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France. jean-michel.grinda@hop.egp.ap-hop-paris.fr
Jean-Michel
JM
Grinda
Patricia
P
Brazille
Marie-Odile
MO
Bricourt
Jean-Luc
JL
Mainardi
Gustavo
G
Gonzales-Canali
Christophe
C
Piketti
Alain
A
Deloche
D000328:Adult; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001705:Bioprosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008691:Methadone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000601:surgery / Q000637:transplantation*; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000534:rehabilitation; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous
D005839:Gentamicins; D000667:Ampicillin; D008691:Methadone; D012293:Rifampin