title: Use of extracellular matrix materials in patients with endocarditis.
abstract: Tissue replacement is sometimes necessary during surgery for endocarditis. Commonly used materials are Dacron, expanded polytetrafluoroethlyene, or bovine pericardium. Those materials have no potential for bioresorption and cannot restore regional functionality. Extracellular matrices became available lately as patch material. Here we present two cases of patients with endocarditis. CorMatrix ECM (CorMatrix Cardiovascular, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, United States) was used to repair intracardiac structures with good results in follow-up up to 3 months. CorMatrix ECM may be an adequate alternative to foreign material for patients with endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Simon Harald
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Sündermann
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Héctor
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rodriguez Cetina Biefer
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Maximilian Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Emmert
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Volkmar
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Falk
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001672:Biocompatible Materials