Surgical treatment of prosthetic valve endocarditis in patients with double prostheses: is single-valve replacement safe? | Zendy

Manuel L. Fernández Guerrero | Zendy; Julio Alonso | Zendy; Manuel J. Del Rey | Zendy; J. Martinell | Zendy; Miguel Górgolas | Zendy; V. Artiz | Zendy; J. Fraile | Zendy

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Surgical treatment of prosthetic valve endocarditis in patients with double prostheses: is single-valve replacement safe?

Author(s) -

Manuel L. Fernández Guerrero,

Julio Alonso,

Manuel J. Del Rey,

J. Martinell,

Miguel Górgolas,

V. Artiz,

J. Fraile

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.06.019

Subject(s) - medicine , prosthesis , endocarditis , surgery , mitral valve replacement , mitral valve , valve replacement , aortic valve , aortic valve replacement , cardiology , stenosis

Bias against operating on patients with prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) who have multiple prostheses may preclude the use of life-saving valve replacement. We investigated the accuracy of the preoperative diagnosis of PVE in patients with both mitral and aortic prosthesis and the safety of single-valve replacement when only one valve seemed infected.

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