Patch repair in infective native mitral valve endocarditis

Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Oct 25:2021. doi: 10.1510/mmcts.2021.068.

Abstract

Infective native mitral valve endocarditis occurs rarely. Mitral valve repair, although surgically challenging, is favored over replacement in the latest European and American guidelines. In this video tutorial, patch repair of the posterior mitral valve leaflet is performed in a 61-year-old patient with endocarditis caused by Streptococcus agalactiae.

Keywords: Cardiac surgery; Endocarditis; Mitral valve repair.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

  • Endocarditis* / diagnosis
  • Endocarditis* / surgery
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial* / diagnosis
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial* / surgery
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitral Valve / surgery
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency* / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome