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Fibrous skeleton reconstruction for invasive aortic and mitral valve endocarditis

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Invasive endocarditis of the aortic and mitral valves with involvement of the intervalvular fibrosa is a particular surgical challenge. We describe a technique for aortic and mitral valve replacement with… Click to show full abstract

Invasive endocarditis of the aortic and mitral valves with involvement of the intervalvular fibrosa is a particular surgical challenge. We describe a technique for aortic and mitral valve replacement with concomitant reconstruction of the intervalvular fibrosa, utilizing a folded bovine pericardial patch (Commando operation).

Keywords: aortic mitral; skeleton reconstruction; endocarditis; mitral valve; fibrous skeleton

Journal Title: Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals
Year Published: 2020

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