Pulmonary valve replacement with annulus enlargement for pulmonary valve infective endocarditis: A case report. Issue 6 (17th June 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Aizawa, Kei; Horikoshi, Ryohei; Shimizu, Keisuke; Uesugi, Satoshi; Sugaya, Akira; Kurumisawa, Soki; Itagaki, Ryo; Kawahito, Koji
• Is Part Of: Clinical case reports. Volume 9:Issue 6(2021)
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• Publication Date: 2021-06-17
• Subjects: annulus enlargement -- autologous pericardial patch -- bioprosthetic valve -- infective endocarditis -- pulmonary valve; Medicine -- Periodicals; 616.09
• DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.3742
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2050-0904

Abstract

Abstract: Right‐sided infected endocarditis (IE) is very rare, especially PVIE accounts for 1.6%‐2.7% % of all IE cases. We successfully treated a IE of pulmonary valve patient with bioprosthetic valve and annulus enlargement with pericardial patch. Abstract : Right‐sided infected endocarditis (IE) is very rare, especially PVIE accounts for 1.6%‐2.7% % of all IE cases. We successfully treated a IE of pulmonary valve patient with bioprosthetic valve and annulus enlargement with pericardial patch.