Konno procedure for prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis: 34-year follow-up

Freddy Vermeulen; Ben Swinkels; Wim Jan van Boven

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.06.070

Konno procedure for prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis: 34-year follow-up

Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Jan;93(1):302-4. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.06.070.

Authors

Freddy Vermeulen¹, Ben Swinkels, Wim Jan van Boven

Affiliation

¹ Hartenzorg Foundation, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands. freddy.vermeulen@stichting-hartenzorg.nl

PMID: 22186453
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.06.070

Abstract

A 34-year follow-up is described after a Konno aortoventriculoplasty to correct a restricted aortic annulus and a recurrent aortic prosthetic valve endocarditis with subannular and interventricular abscesses.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aorta, Thoracic / surgery*
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis
Endocarditis, Bacterial / etiology
Endocarditis, Bacterial / surgery*
Follow-Up Studies
Gram-Negative Bacteria / isolation & purification
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / diagnosis
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / etiology
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / surgery*
Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects*
Heart Valve Prosthesis / microbiology
Heart Ventricles / surgery*
Humans
Male
Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnosis
Prosthesis-Related Infections / etiology
Prosthesis-Related Infections / surgery*
Reoperation