title: Thirty-seven-year durability of a Starr-Edwards aortic prosthesis: case report and brief review of the literature.
abstract: We report the case of a patient who was diagnosed with prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus aureus. He had undergone aortic valve replacement with a Starr-Edwards prosthesis 37 years earlier Because of uncontrolled infection despite antibiotic treatment, the patient underwent successful surgical replacement of the prosthetic valve.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Izzet Baysal Medical Faculty, Bolu, Turkey. ozkokeli@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozkokeli
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ates
authors.forename: Abdurrahman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ekinci
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akcar
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013997:Time Factors