Tricuspid Valve Repair with Autologous Pericardium in a Patient with Infective Endocarditis

AUTOR(ES)

Amórtegui, Henry Leonardo Robayo

FONTE

Braz. J. Cardiovasc. Surg.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

13/01/2020

RESUMO

Abstract Infective endocarditis is a rather uncommon disease, but it has significant mortality rates in the pediatric population (5% to 10%). We report a case of an infant patient with multiple vegetation in the tricuspid valve secondary to infective endocarditis caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae. A tricuspid valvuloplasty was performed with a fenestrated autologous pericardium patch, providing satisfactory outcomes. This technique is simple, innovative, effective, and it could be applied in similar cases.

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