title: Simultaneous mitral valve replacement and liver transplantation.
abstract: We report the case of a 57-year-old man who underwent successful simultaneous surgery involving mitral valve replacement for acute endocarditis and orthotopic liver transplantation for end-stage liver disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mederacke
authors.forename: G F W
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Scheumann
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Baraki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wedemeyer
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kutschka
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000601:surgery*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D011379:Prognosis; D013997:Time Factors; D017211:Treatment Failure