Tricuspid Repair for Infective Endocarditis: Clinical and Echocardiographic Results

AUTOR(ES)

Carozza, Antonio

RESUMO

We report our retrospective experience in the treatment of infective tricuspid endocarditis with valve repair. From January 1981 through January 1999, 238 cases of infective endocarditis were seen at our institution, with tricuspid involvement in 19 cases. Tricuspid valve repair was performed in 9 patients whose valves had infective lesions involving a single leaflet. One goal of the repair was to avoid implanting any prosthetic material.

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