Aortic valve repair in endocarditis: scope and results.

Journal: Indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Published Date: Jul 19, 2019

Abstract

PURPOSE: Infective endocarditis (IE) remains a prevalent and life-threatening disease. The choice to repair or replace the infected valve still remains a matter of debate, especially in aortic valve (AV) infections. We retrospectively analyze our two decades of experience in aortic valve repair (AVr) in IE. Long-term outcomes are described with particular attention to the impact of valve configuration and the use of patch techniques.

Authors

  • Silvia Solari
    Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Av Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
  • Saadallah Tamer
    Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Av Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
  • Gaby Aphram
    Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Av Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
  • Stefano Mastrobuoni
    Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Av Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
  • Emiliano Navarra
    Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Av Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
  • Philippe Noirhomme
    Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Av Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
  • Alain Poncelet
    Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Av Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
  • Parla Astarci
    Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Av Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
  • Jean Rubay
    Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Av Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
  • Gébrine El Khoury
    Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Av Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
  • Laurent De Kerchove
    Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Av Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.

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