Modified De Vega mitral valve annuloplasty in an infant with endocarditis.
Surgical management of infant mitral valve regurgitation is challenging. There are no large surgical series of mitral valve repair in infants. Mitral valve repair is preferable to replacement. We report the modified De Vega adjustable annuloplasty with mitral valve repair in an infant with mitral valve regurgitation from endocarditis.
Cardiovascular Surgical Associates, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Michael L
ML
Ciccolo
Juan C
JC
Collazos
Ruben J
RJ
Acherman
Alvaro
A
Galindo
Carlos F
CF
Luna
Humberto
H
Restrepo
William N
WN
Evans
D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography