Early Mitral Valve Repair Failure in the Setting of Endocarditis: When to Reoperate?

Lauren A Weber; Arnar Geirsson; Lindsey Prescher

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.12.043

Early Mitral Valve Repair Failure in the Setting of Endocarditis: When to Reoperate?

JACC Case Rep. 2021 Mar 10;3(5):707-711. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.12.043. eCollection 2021 May.

Authors

Lauren A Weber¹, Arnar Geirsson², Lindsey Prescher³

Affiliations

¹ Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Department of Cardiology, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
² Yale New Haven Hospital, Department of Cardiac Surgery, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
³ Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.

Abstract

Surgery is recommended for endocarditis complicated by annular abscess or destruction of the native valve. Guidelines also recommend valvular repair over replacement for endocarditis when feasible. Guidance on management of early repair failure is not well described. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).

Keywords: LV, left ventricle; MR, mitral regurgitation; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; MV, mitral valve; endocarditis; lupus; mitral valve repair.

Publication types

Case Reports

Grants and funding

UL1 TR001863/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States