Monobloc aorto-mitral homograft: report of two cases.
Cryopreserved monobloc aorto-mitral homograft implantation to treat complex recurrent endocarditis involving the intervalvular fibrous body and both aortic and mitral orifices, as previously described, remains a technically demanding procedure. We report two cases of recurrent destructive aorto-mitral endocarditis treated by a monobloc aorto-mitral homograft implantation with encouraging results.
Chocron
Sidney
S
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Jean-Minjoz Hospital, Besançon, France. sidney.chocron@univ-fcomte.fr
Buklas
Dimitrios
D
Taberlet
Christian
C
Kaili
Djamel
D
Falcoz
Pierre Emmanuel
PE
Etievent
Joseph-Philippe
JP
D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000379:methods; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome