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Heart transplantation for Q fever endocarditis
C Blanche1, D Freimark, M Valenza
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|December 1, 1994
Summary
Q fever endocarditis necessitates aortic and mitral valve replacement. Heart transplantation was required due to post-operative complications, with the patient recovering well afterward.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Infectious Diseases
- Cardiac Surgery
Background:
- Q fever endocarditis is a severe infection affecting heart valves.
- Surgical valve replacement is a primary treatment for Q fever endocarditis.
- Complications such as paravalvular leak can arise post-valve surgery.