Use of a Valved-Conduit for Exclusion of the Infected Portion in the Prosthetic Pulmonary Valve Endocarditis

A 51-year-old male was admitted to the hospital with complaints of fever and hemoptysis. After evaluation of the fever focus, he was diagnosed with pulmonary valve infective endocarditis. Thus pulmonary valve replacement and antibiotics therapy were performed and discharged. He was brought to the em...

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Main Authors: Jung, Joonho, Hong, You Sun, Lee, Cheol Joo, Lim, Sang-Hyun, Choi, Ho, Park, Soo-Jin
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3680607/