title: Single patch multilayer aortic annular repair for destructive infective endocarditis.
abstract: Active infective endocarditis may progress to annular abscess formation. We describe a patch annuloplasty technique to treat the fragile aortic root tissue in these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Grace Foundation Osaka Saiseikai Noe Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Reiji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.forename: Hirotomo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Uchiyama
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D058385:Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty / Q000379:methods*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged