Use of rapid-deployment aortic valve prosthesis and patch reconstruction in complex endocarditis

Antonio Piperata; Tomaso Bottio; Martina Avesani; Giulio Folino; Ermanno Bellanti; Gino Gerosa

doi:10.1111/jocs.14762

Use of rapid-deployment aortic valve prosthesis and patch reconstruction in complex endocarditis

J Card Surg. 2020 Aug;35(8):2056-2058. doi: 10.1111/jocs.14762. Epub 2020 Jul 11.

Authors

Antonio Piperata¹, Tomaso Bottio¹, Martina Avesani¹, Giulio Folino¹, Ermanno Bellanti¹, Gino Gerosa¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Thoracic, Vascular, and Public Health Sciences, University of Padua, Padova, Italy.

PMID: 32652636
DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14762

Abstract

We describe the case of a 59-year-old female affected by aortic extensive endocarditis with communication between aortic annulus and right cavities, treated with double pericardial patch reconstruction and rapid-deployment aortic valve prosthesis implantation.

Keywords: infective endocarditis; patch reconstruction; rapid deployment.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aortic Valve / surgery*
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods*
Endocarditis / surgery*
Female
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
Heart Valve Prosthesis*
Humans
Middle Aged
Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods*
Treatment Outcome