1. Ventriculo-Atrial defect after Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement.
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Jainandunsing, Jayant, Bergman, Remco, Wilkens, Jacob, Wang, Angela, Michielon, Guido, and Natour, Ehsan
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INFECTIVE endocarditis , *CEREBRAL ventricles , *ABSCESSES , *INFLAMMATION , *DISEASES ,AORTIC valve surgery - Abstract
We present a case of a 71-year-old Caucasian male with a ventriculo-atrial defect due to infective endocarditis, originating from his aortic root near a bioprosthetic aortic valve, implanted 4 years earlier. Ventriculo-atrial defects are rare and can occur after endocarditis with abscess formation, usually in native tissue. We report a ventriculo-atrial defect due to a paravalvular aortic prosthetic defect, secondary to inflammation, a novel third type of a Gerbode defect. Case presentation, clinical decision making and surgical approach are discusses in this report. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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