title: Unusual heart transplantation for iterative disinsertion of mitral prosthesis.
abstract: Heart transplantation is the gold standard of care for end-stage heart failure, usually associated with an impairment of left ventricular systolic function. We describe a case of heart transplantation in a 58-year-old man with normal left ventricular systolic function, because of recurrent mitral prosthesis disinsertion after multiple reoperations for infective endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pozzi
authors.forename: Eleodoro
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Barreda
authors.forename: Cosimo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: D'Alessandro
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Leprince
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pavie
mesh_terms: D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011425:Propionibacterium acnes / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D013318:Stroke Volume; D013599:Systole; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left
keywords: Endocarditis; bacterial; heart transplantation; heart valve prosthesis; patient selection; reoperation