[Surgical treatment of aortico-left ventricular communication due to infective endocarditis]

Nihon Kyobu Geka Gakkai Zasshi. 1995 Mar;43(3):361-5.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 51-year-old woman was referred to our institute for surgical treatment from an other hospital where she was diagnosed as having a mycotic aneurysm located at the aortic annulus due to infective endocarditis. The aneurysm communicated with the left ventricle, with aortic stenosis and regurgitation, mitral stenosis and tricuspid regurgitation caused by rheumatic fever. On admission to our institute, the infective endocarditis was at the healed stage. The mycotic aneurysm was located at the aortic annulus of the right coronary cusp, and was closed using a prosthetic patch with mattress sutures. Aortic valve replacement with a 19-mm St. Jude Medical prosthesis was then performed on this patch. The mitral and tricuspid valves were also replaced with 27-mm and 29-mm St. Jude Medical prostheses, respectively. The patient is doing well 1 year after surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aneurysm, Infected / etiology*
  • Aneurysm, Infected / surgery
  • Aortic Aneurysm / etiology*
  • Aortic Aneurysm / surgery
  • Aortic Diseases / etiology*
  • Aortic Diseases / surgery
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / complications*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / complications*
  • Female
  • Fistula / etiology*
  • Fistula / surgery
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis
  • Heart Ventricles*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease / complications
  • Suture Techniques