title: Transaortic mitral valve repair in double valve infective endocarditis.
abstract: We present a case of a transaortic mitral valve repair in double valve infective endocarditis. Through a conventional oblique aortotomy, the aneurysmal part of the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve was excised, an artificial neo chorda was implanted, and the aortic valve was replaced.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. George's Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Morteza Tavakkoli
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Hosseini
authors.forename: Venkatachalam
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chandrasekaran
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D002815:Chordae Tendineae / Q000601:surgery; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D058386:Mitral Valve Annuloplasty / Q000379:methods*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery