Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2016 Feb;49(1):46-49. 10.5090/kjtcs.2016.49.1.46.
Modified Surgical Intervention for Extensive Mitral Valve Endocarditis and Posterior Mitral Annular Calcification
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Carollo General Hospital, Korea. ryusangwan@hanmail.net
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- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2016.49.1.46
Abstract
- The concomitant presence of posterior mitral annular calcification and infectious mitral valve lesions poses a technical challenge with considerable perioperative risk when using previously proposed techniques for mitral valve surgery. Herein, we report a case of the use of a modified surgical technique to successfully treat a patient with mitral infective endocarditis complicated by a subendocardial abscess and extensive posterior mitral annular calcification.
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