title: [Midterm Outcomes of Root Replacement Using Homograft for Aortic Valve Infective Endocarditis].
abstract: From August 2003 to June 2013, 9 patients with aortic valve endocarditis underwent aortic root replacement using homografts which were harvested and preserved in our institute. The median patient age was 62 years (range 46~84) and 5 patients were men. Four cases were prosthetic valve infections. The in-hospital mortality was 0%. In 8 of 9 cases were evaluated on midterm outcomes. At a median of 52 months (range 19~156), overall survival was 100%, freedom from cardiovascular events was 87.5%. The peak aortic pressure gradient was 9.04 ± 4.2 mmHg. Aortic regurgitation was less than 2 of 4 in all cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Saku Medical Center, Saku Central Hospital, Saku, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasutoshi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsuda
authors.forename: Takahito
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: Yujiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawai
authors.forename: Hirokazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Niitsu
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Toyoda
authors.forename: Kazuaki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shiratori
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takemura
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000637:transplantation*; D000082882:Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D014021:Tissue Preservation / Q000295:instrumentation; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome