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Case report: Aortic valve endocarditis and recurrent pulmonary valve stenosis.
- Source :
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery . 3/21/2023, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p1-3. 3p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Background: We discuss a rare case of an adult patient with different pathologies involving the aortic and pulmonary valves in need of surgery. Case presentation: The patient had a history of congenital PV stenosis and surgical valvuloplasty. Almost 50 years later the patient underwent a complex second heart surgery due to infective endocarditis of the aortic valve and high-grade restenosis of the pulmonary valve. Replacement of the aortic and pulmonary valve, as well as reconstruction of the RVOT and closure of a persistent foramen ovale, followed. Postoperative course was uneventful and the patient was discharged home a week after surgery. Conclusion: Simultaneous surgery of pulmonary and aortic valves due to different pathologies is rare but can be performed successfully even in advanced age and can improve quality of life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17498090
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 162586246
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-023-02184-7