title: Bentall operation for prosthetic valve endocarditis with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia.
abstract: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT; Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome) is an uncommon disease characterized by abnormal telangiectasias and arteriovenous malformations that cause recurrent bleeding. Here, we present the case of a patient with HHT, who had a history of pulmonary and hepatic arteriovenous malformations and endocarditis of a prosthetic aortic valve that was caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The patient underwent the Bentall operation after coil embolization for pulmonary arteriovenous malformations. The postoperative course was uneventful.
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan.
authors: Hideki
authors: H
authors: Morita
authors: Naoyuki
authors: N
authors: Kimura
authors: Koichi
authors: K
authors: Yuri
authors: Koichi
authors: K
authors: Adachi
authors: Atsushi
authors: A
authors: Yamaguchi
authors: Hideo
authors: H
authors: Adachi
mesh_terms: D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000628:therapy*; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D013683:Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic / Q000601:surgery*