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Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement from Autologous Pericardium with a Self-Expandable Nitinol Stent in an Adult Sheep Model
Published on: June 8, 2022
Two cases of pulmonary homograft replacement for isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis
Victor Dayan1, Fabio Gutierrez, Leandro Cura
1Cardiovascular Centre, Hospital de Clinicas, Montevideo, Uruguay. vdayan@adinet.com.uy
Abstract:
Isolated pulmonary endocarditis is rare. Two cases that required surgical treatment are reported: a 35-year-old woman with predisposing factors for right-sided endocarditis who presented with complete heart block; and a healthy 65-year-old man with no predisposing factors who was admitted with septic shock. Both patients presented with septic shock and pulmonary septic emboli requiring urgent surgical treatment. Surgical correction using pulmonary homograft was done, with immediate postoperative recovery. The current literature of isolated pulmonary endocarditis is also reviewed.
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