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Successful redo aortic valve replacement using Perceval valve in a patient with prosthetic valve endocarditis
Takasumi Goto1, Hiroyuki Nishi1, Mutsunori Kitahara1
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka General Medical Center, Japan.
Introduction:
and importance: For treatment of prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE), redo-aortic valve replacement (AVR) is usually required. However, the recurrence of PVE continues to be a serious problem that needs a solution.
Case Presentation:
An 83-year-old woman who had undergone AVR for aortic infective endocarditis 12 years ago was diagnosed with PVE complicated with acute cerebral infarction. Urgent redo-AVR was performed. After complete removal of the prosthesis, Perceval S valve was implanted successfully. There were no postoperative neurological deteriorations, and the echocardiogram showed no recurrence of PVE.
Clinical Discussion:
Theoretically, the fewer prostheses left in the heart, the lower the risk of PVE recurrence.
Conclusion:
In patients with PVE, redo-AVR using the Perceval valve may be a suitable option since Perceval reduces the prosthesis in the heart compared with conventional redo-AVR.

