Initial Experience with Sutureless Sorin Perceval S Aortic Prosthesis for the Treatment of Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Sep;63(6):501-3. doi: 10.1055/s-0035-1556817. Epub 2015 Jul 15.

Abstract

Background: The objective of this study is to evaluate results of the initial experience with sutureless Perceval S for active prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE).

Materials and methods: From October 2012 to April 2014, f: ve patients underwent surgery for aortic PVE with Perceval S bioprosthesis.

Results: There was one in-hospital death (20%). Echocardiography performed at discharge showed excellent hemodynamic performance of Perceval S bioprosthesis.

Conclusion: Aortic valve replacement with Perceval S sutureless valve in patients with PVE is a feasible and safe procedure, associated with low in-hospital mortality and good hemodynamic performance of the prosthesis.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery
  • Bioprosthesis*
  • Echocardiography
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / surgery*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnosis
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / surgery*
  • Reoperation
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Suture Techniques*
  • Treatment Outcome