Modified Surgical Intervention for Extensive Mitral Valve Endocarditis and Posterior Mitral Annular Calcification

The concomitant presence of posterior mitral annular calcification and infectious mitral valve lesions poses a technical challenge with considerable perioperative risk when using previously proposed techniques for mitral valve surgery. Herein, we report a case of the use of a modified surgical tec...

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Main Authors: Gwan Sic Kim, Min Sun Beom, Sung Ryong Kim, Na Rae Kim, Ji Wook Jang, Mi Hee Jang, Sang Wan Ryu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016-02-01
Series:Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.kjtcvs.org/journal/download_pdf.php?doi=10.5090/kjtcs.2016.49.1.46
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Min Sun Beom
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Na Rae Kim
Ji Wook Jang
Mi Hee Jang
Sang Wan Ryu
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description The concomitant presence of posterior mitral annular calcification and infectious mitral valve lesions poses a technical challenge with considerable perioperative risk when using previously proposed techniques for mitral valve surgery. Herein, we report a case of the use of a modified surgical technique to successfully treat a patient with mitral infective endocarditis complicated by a subendocardial abscess and extensive posterior mitral annular calcification.
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spelling doaj.art-b48b466e35264751860ae1c31a8cbaff2022-12-21T17:48:34ZengKorean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryKorean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery2233-601X2093-65162016-02-01491464910.5090/kjtcs.2016.49.1.46Modified Surgical Intervention for Extensive Mitral Valve Endocarditis and Posterior Mitral Annular CalcificationGwan Sic Kim0Min Sun Beom1Sung Ryong Kim2Na Rae Kim3Ji Wook Jang4Mi Hee Jang5Sang Wan Ryu6St. Carollo General HospitalSt. Carollo General HospitalSt. Carollo General HospitalSt. Carollo General HospitalSt. Carollo General HospitalSt. Carollo General HospitalSt. Carollo General HospitalThe concomitant presence of posterior mitral annular calcification and infectious mitral valve lesions poses a technical challenge with considerable perioperative risk when using previously proposed techniques for mitral valve surgery. Herein, we report a case of the use of a modified surgical technique to successfully treat a patient with mitral infective endocarditis complicated by a subendocardial abscess and extensive posterior mitral annular calcification.http://www.kjtcvs.org/journal/download_pdf.php?doi=10.5090/kjtcs.2016.49.1.46Mitral valveEndocarditisCalcification
spellingShingle Gwan Sic Kim
Min Sun Beom
Sung Ryong Kim
Na Rae Kim
Ji Wook Jang
Mi Hee Jang
Sang Wan Ryu
Modified Surgical Intervention for Extensive Mitral Valve Endocarditis and Posterior Mitral Annular Calcification
Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Mitral valve
Endocarditis
Calcification
title Modified Surgical Intervention for Extensive Mitral Valve Endocarditis and Posterior Mitral Annular Calcification
title_full Modified Surgical Intervention for Extensive Mitral Valve Endocarditis and Posterior Mitral Annular Calcification
title_fullStr Modified Surgical Intervention for Extensive Mitral Valve Endocarditis and Posterior Mitral Annular Calcification
title_full_unstemmed Modified Surgical Intervention for Extensive Mitral Valve Endocarditis and Posterior Mitral Annular Calcification
title_short Modified Surgical Intervention for Extensive Mitral Valve Endocarditis and Posterior Mitral Annular Calcification
title_sort modified surgical intervention for extensive mitral valve endocarditis and posterior mitral annular calcification
topic Mitral valve
Endocarditis
Calcification
url http://www.kjtcvs.org/journal/download_pdf.php?doi=10.5090/kjtcs.2016.49.1.46
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