title: Partial aortic valve replacement: a new and simple approach for endocarditis.
abstract: We describe the replacement of a single cusp in two patients with severe aortic regurgitation due to endocarditis with a one third stentless bioprosthesis, with excellent results in both.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Poitiers, Poitiers, France.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Corbi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Poitiers, Poitiers, France. Electronic address: geraldine.allain@chu-poitiers.fr.
authors.forename: Géraldine
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Allain
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Poitiers, Poitiers, France.
authors.forename: Christelle
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Diakov
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Poitiers, Poitiers, France.
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jayle
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged