Infective Endocarditis Involving a Bioprosthesis in the Aortic Valve Position with Operative Excision.
Am J Cardiol 2022;
174:114-119. [PMID:
35644206 DOI:
10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.03.004]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Described herein are findings in 15 infected bioprostheses that had been in place from 5 to 120 months (mean 42). The major purpose was to show multiple photographs of the operatively-excised bioprostheses to illustrate the variable causes prompting excision of the bioprostheses. Eleven patients survived ≥ 30 days following the bioprosthetic excision and 9 patients lived longer than 1 year postoperatively. The techniques to explant the infected bioprosthesis appears to vary a bit among the operating surgeons.
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