Modified De Vega Mitral Valve Annuloplasty in an Infant With Endocarditis

Surgical management of infant mitral valve regurgitation is challenging. There are no large surgical series of mitral valve repair in infants. Mitral valve repair is preferable to replacement. We report the modified De Vega adjustable annuloplasty with mitral valve repair in an infant with mitral va...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 2008-07, Vol.86 (1), p.291-293
Hauptverfasser:	Ciccolo, Michael L., MD, Collazos, Juan C., MD, Acherman, Ruben J., MD, Galindo, Alvaro, MD, Luna, Carlos F., MD, Restrepo, Humberto, MD, MPH, Evans, William N., MD
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Blood Vessel Prosthesis Cardiac Surgical Procedures - methods Cardiothoracic Surgery Combined Modality Therapy Endocarditis, Bacterial - complications Endocarditis, Bacterial - diagnostic imaging Endocarditis, Bacterial - microbiology Enterococcus faecalis - isolation & purification Female Follow-Up Studies Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - complications Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - diagnosis Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation - methods Humans Infant, Newborn Mitral Valve - surgery Mitral Valve Insufficiency - diagnostic imaging Mitral Valve Insufficiency - etiology Mitral Valve Insufficiency - surgery Prosthesis Design Risk Assessment Surgery Treatment Outcome Ultrasonography
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Zusammenfassung:	Surgical management of infant mitral valve regurgitation is challenging. There are no large surgical series of mitral valve repair in infants. Mitral valve repair is preferable to replacement. We report the modified De Vega adjustable annuloplasty with mitral valve repair in an infant with mitral valve regurgitation from endocarditis.
ISSN:	0003-4975 1552-6259
DOI:	10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.01.067