Prosthetic endocarditis, clinical and surgical insights of lifethreatening situations
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2020-07-09Corporate Author(s)
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Facultad de Medicina. Departamento de Cirugía y Especialidades. Grupo de Investigación de Cirugía y Especialidades
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2693-2156
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Abstract
Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) is a low incidence microbial infection complicating surgical valve replacements with a very high rate of early mortality. We present a series of 5 patients who required Redo surgical interventions due to PVE as a complication within the first 3 postoperative months. Initial procedures included aortic valve replacement with valved graft conduit or supra-coronary graft, isolated or combined aortic and mitral valve replacements. The diagnosis was established by transesophageal echocardiogram and computed tomography angiography. Complex surgical procedures under hypothermic femoral access cardio-pulmonary by-pass techniques for prosthetic valvular replacements with homografts, biological or mechanical valves are described. Mortality was 40%.
Keywords
Aortic Valve ProsthesesSurgical Aortic Valve Replacement
Prosthetic Endocarditis
Postoperative Complications
Prosthesis-Related Infections
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Journal of Thoracic Disease and Cardiothoracic Surgery; Volumen 1 Número 2 (2020)
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