Bioprosthetic mitral valve implantation for active mitral valve endocarditis in third degree thorax burn.
Infective endocarditis remains a devastating complication in the thermally injured patient. The treatment of infective endocarditis is primarily medical, but surgical intervention is often mandatory when various complications arise. We believe that this is the first reported case of mitral valve replacement in a patient with third degree burns to the thorax. We also discuss surgical indications and treatment options in this clinical setting.
Smith
Maurice A
MA
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21287-4618, USA. msmit179@jhmi.edu
Yuh
David D
DD
D000293:Adolescent; D001684:Biological Dressings; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D018805:Sepsis / Q000601:surgery*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000601:surgery*