PMID- 22485033
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20120619
LR  - 20120409
IS  - 0021-5252 (Print)
IS  - 0021-5252 (Linking)
VI  - 65
IP  - 4
DP  - 2012 Apr
TI  - [Mitral valve repair for active infectious endocarditis].
PG  - 297-300
AB  - Between December 2005 and November 2011, 11 patients with mitral valve 
      regurgitation (MVR) resulting from native valve endocarditis underwent mitral 
      valve plasty (MVP). These patients were aged 44.4 +/- 11.3 years. The mean 
      follow-up period of the patients was 3.1 +/- 0.63 years. Five patients were men. 
      Emergency or urgent surgery was required in 5 patients. Three patients were 
      categorized as New York Heart Association( NYHA) functional class IV. Infection 
      of the mitral valve, occurred in the anterior leaflet in 3 patients, the 
      posterior leaflet in 5 patients, and the anterior-posterior leaflet in 3 
      patients. Nine patients had a resection suture technique. One patient had chordae 
      replacement with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE), and 1 patient had 
      replacement using the pericardium. All patients received ring annuloplasty with a 
      partial flexible ring. After surgery, all patients were categorized as NYHA 
      functional class I. There were no valve associated complications, no hospital 
      deaths, no late deaths, and no reoperations. We conclude that MVP is an effective 
      treatment for active infective endocarditis( AIE) with mitral regurgitation.
FAU - Sato, Hirotaka
AU  - Sato H
AD  - Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, 
      Japan.
FAU - Kaminishi, Yuichiro
AU  - Kaminishi Y
FAU - Takazawa, Ippei
AU  - Takazawa I
FAU - Muraoka, Arata
AU  - Muraoka A
FAU - Sakano, Yasuhito
AU  - Sakano Y
FAU - Aizawa, Kei
AU  - Aizawa K
FAU - Oki, Shinichi
AU  - Oki S
FAU - Saito, Tsutomu
AU  - Saito T
FAU - Konshi, Hiroaki
AU  - Konshi H
FAU - Kawahito, Koji
AU  - Kawahito K
FAU - Misawa, Yoshio
AU  - Misawa Y
LA  - jpn
PT  - English Abstract
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Japan
TA  - Kyobu Geka
JT  - Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery
JID - 0413533
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Endocarditis/*surgery
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Mitral Valve/*surgery
MH  - Mitral Valve Insufficiency/etiology
EDAT- 2012/04/10 06:00
MHDA- 2012/06/20 06:00
CRDT- 2012/04/10 06:00
PHST- 2012/04/10 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2012/04/10 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2012/06/20 06:00 [medline]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Kyobu Geka. 2012 Apr;65(4):297-300.