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Single Patch Multilayer Aortic Annular Repair for Destructive Infective Endocarditis
Author(s) -
Hattori Reiji,
Uchiyama Hirotomo
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.12485
Subject(s) - medicine , infective endocarditis , endocarditis , abscess , aortic root , surgery , radiology , aorta
Active infective endocarditis may progress to annular abscess formation. We describe a patch annuloplasty technique to treat the fragile aortic root tissue in these patients. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12485 (J Card Surg 2015;30:424–426)