Patch repair in infective native mitral valve endocarditis.
Infective native mitral valve endocarditis occurs rarely. Mitral valve repair, although surgically challenging, is favored over replacement in the latest European and American guidelines. In this video tutorial, patch repair of the posterior mitral valve leaflet is performed in a 61-year-old patient with endocarditis caused by Streptococcus agalactiae.
['Velders|Bart J J|BJJ|', 'Tomšič|Anton|A|', 'Klautz|Robert J M|RJM|', 'Palmen|Meindert|M|']
D004696:Endocarditis D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation D006801:Humans D008875:Middle Aged D008943:Mitral Valve D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency D016896:Treatment Outcome
Endocarditis Mitral valve repair Cardiac surgery