Key result
Aortic valve reconstruction using autologous pericardium was successfully applied to a patient with infective endocarditis, resulting in trivial aortic regurgitation.
Case Report (n=1)
Aortic valve reconstruction using autologous pericardium can be a successful surgical technique for patients with severe aortic valve endocarditis.
May be feasible in selected endocarditis cases; hypothesis-generating and requires validation in prospective studies.
Background: Aortic valve endocarditis with annular abscess is a serious disorder, requiring complete debridement of infected tissue and aortic valve repair. Methods: 68-year-old male presented with infective endocarditis of severe aortic regurgitation with mobile vegetations on the aortic valve and Valsalva sinus aneurysm. Results: He underwent emergency surgery that included complete patch and aortic valve reconstruction using autologous pericardium. Antibiotics was strongly administrated. Echocardiography showed trivial aortic regurgitation and computed tomography showed reconstructed aortic valve. Conclusion: This unique technique of aortic valve reconstruction was successfully applied to a patient with aortic valve endocarditis.
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Takahashi et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Infective endocarditis with severe aortic regurgitation and Valsalva sinus aneurysm (n=1). Aortic valve reconstruction using autologous pericardium was evaluated on Postoperative echocardiography and computed tomography findings. Aortic valve reconstruction using autologous pericardium was successfully applied to a patient with infective endocarditis, resulting in trivial aortic regurgitation.
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