Successful surgical repair of tricuspid valve endocarditis.
Surgical treatment of tricuspid valve endocarditis is challenging especially in intravenous drug users. We present a case of a 30-year-old male active drug user with anterior leaflet endocarditis treated successfully with valve repair. This was achieved through excision of the vegetation with part of the leaflet. Bovine pericardium was used to close the defect. The edges were reinforced with Teflon pledgeted polytetrafluoroethylene Gore-Tex neochordae (W.L. Gore & Associates, Flagstaff, AZ, USA). An annuloplasty ring was used to reinforce the whole annulus. Repair was competent and the patient recovered well. This technique is simple and effective and should be considered for similar cases.
Salhiyyah
Kareem
K
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom. kareemsal@doctors.org.uk
Senanayake
Eshan
E
Cooper
Graham J
GJ
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D002417:Cattle; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000601:surgery*
D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene