Extensive, devastating prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis.
Case Reports
2011; 32(Suppl 2): 9-12
PubMed PMID: 22101874
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Keywords:
Aged, Anti-Bacterial Agents:therapeutic use, Aortic Valve:pathology, Cardiac Surgical Procedures, Endocarditis, Bacterial:etiology, Fever:etiology, Heart Valve Prosthesis:adverse effects, Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation, Humans, Male, Postoperative Co.
: In this report, we present a case of a 68-year-old male who developed extensive, devastating prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) several months following aortic valve replacement with a tissue valve St. Jude Epic Supra. He was successfully treated with a complex surgical procedure. In the discussion, we focus on the issues of prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis and various modes of treatment....
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Kacer P, Urban M, Jonak M, Adamkova V. Extensive, devastating prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis. Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2011 Jan; 32(Suppl 2): 9-12