Abstract
Surgery for infective mitral valve endocarditis should include resection/debridement of all infected tissue, but this may leave behind insufficient-autologous mitral valve tissue for an adequate repair. Effective mitral valve repair using only bovine pericardium is feasible even in the presence of extensive endocarditis involving a large part of the free margin of the affected leaflet.
| Translated title of the contribution | Mitral valve repair for disruptive acute endocarditis: extensive replacement of posterior leaflet with bovine pericardium |
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| Original language | English |
| Pages (from-to) | 31 - 33 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Cardiac Surgery |
| Volume | 26(1) |
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| Publication status | Published - Jan 2011 |