Cryopreserved mitral homograft in the tricuspid position for infective endocarditis: a valve that can be repaired in the long-term (13 years).
Herein is reported the long-term repair of a cryopreserved mitral homograft in the tricuspid position. A 34-year-old HIV-infected patient underwent tricuspid valve replacement in 1991 with a cryopreserved mitral homograft because of infective endocarditis. Chronic tricuspid regurgitation secondary to repeated endocarditis led to reoperation 13 years later. Mitral valve repair was performed with a rigid ring as there was annular dilatation; the valve tissue was intact. One year later, transthoracic echocardiography showed no tricuspid regurgitation. The cryopreserved mitral homograft is a potentially repairable valve in the long-term.
Mestres
Carlos-A
CA
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. cmestres@clinic.ub.es
Castellá
Manuel
M
Moreno
Asunción
A
Paré
J Carlos
JC
del Rio
Ana
A
Azqueta
Manuel
M
Fernández
Claudio
C
Miró
José M
JM
Pomar
José L
JL
D000328:Adult; D015925:Cryopreservation / Q000379:methods*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000601:surgery*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications