Tricuspid valve surgery in patients with idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome

Josef Besik; Ondrej Szarszoi; Ivan Netuka; Ludek Voska; Jan Pirk

doi:10.1111/jocs.12483

Tricuspid valve surgery in patients with idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome

J Card Surg. 2015 Feb;30(2):140-4. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12483. Epub 2014 Dec 4.

Authors

Josef Besik¹, Ondrej Szarszoi, Ivan Netuka, Ludek Voska, Jan Pirk

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic.

PMID: 25472741
DOI: 10.1111/jocs.12483

Abstract

A 53-year-old female with idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome underwent recurrent tricuspid valve replacement for Löffler's endocarditis. We review the literature on tricuspid valve surgery in patients with this uncommon disorder.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Bioprosthesis*
Eosinophilia / prevention & control
Female
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
Humans
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome / complications*
Male
Middle Aged
Perioperative Care
Postoperative Complications / prevention & control
Thrombosis / prevention & control
Treatment Outcome
Tricuspid Valve / surgery*
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / etiology*
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / surgery*