| Abstract | We report a case of a 51-year-old patient with suspected prosthetic valve endocarditis. Capnocytophaga haemolytica was isolated in blood cultures and the repeated echocardiograms showed growth of vegetations and disruption of the proximal prosthetic valve suture line with progressive aortic regurgitation. The patient underwent a root debridement and replacement with a stentless bioprosthesis. |
| Authors | Maria A Gutierrez-Martin, Omar A Araji, Jose M Barquero, Carlos Velázquez, Mariano García-Borbolla, Pastora Gallego, Carlos A Infantes
(Affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Virgen Macarena University Hospital, Seville, Spain. ma_gutierrez4 at yahoo.es)
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| Journal | The Annals of thoracic surgery
(Ann Thorac Surg)
Vol. 84
Issue 3
Pg. 1008-10
(Sep 2007)
ISSN: 1552-6259 Netherlands |
| PMID | 17720421
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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| Chemical References |
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| Topics |
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Aortic Valve
(surgery)
- Capnocytophaga
(isolation & purification)
- Endocarditis, Bacterial
(etiology, surgery)
- Heart Valve Diseases
(etiology, surgery)
- Heart Valve Prosthesis
(adverse effects)
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
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