Transaortic mitral valve repair in double valve infective endocarditis.
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.
Hosseini
Morteza Tavakkoli
MT
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. George's Hospital, London, UK.
Chandrasekaran
Venkatachalam
V
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