Partial aortic valve replacement: a new and simple approach for endocarditis

Pierre Corbi; Géraldine Allain; Christelle Diakov; Christophe Jayle

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.07.041

Partial aortic valve replacement: a new and simple approach for endocarditis

Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Oct;98(4):e101-2. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.07.041.

Authors

Pierre Corbi¹, Géraldine Allain², Christelle Diakov³, Christophe Jayle¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Poitiers, Poitiers, France.
² Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Poitiers, Poitiers, France. Electronic address: geraldine.allain@chu-poitiers.fr.
³ Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Poitiers, Poitiers, France.

PMID: 25282243
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.07.041

Abstract

We describe the replacement of a single cusp in two patients with severe aortic regurgitation due to endocarditis with a one third stentless bioprosthesis, with excellent results in both.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aortic Valve / surgery*
Bioprosthesis*
Endocarditis / surgery*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged