title: Smeloff-Cutter aortic valve endocarditis 31 years after implantation.
abstract: A Smeloff-Cutter ball prosthetic valve was replaced in a 56-year-old woman 31 years after implantation. Prosthetic endocarditis developed after endoscopic mucosal resection of colon cancer. The excised aortic ball valve was almost intact, without any thrombus formation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Shinsapporo Hospital of Cardiology, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. kanki@sshoc.jp
authors.forename: Kazushige
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kanki
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takagi
authors.forename: Kazutoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tachibana
authors.forename: Taijiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mishina
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Higami
mesh_terms: D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D003082:Colectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome