Homograft aortic root replacement in native or prosthetic active infective endocarditis: Twenty-year single-center experience

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 665-673

  Musci, Michele ^a   Weng, Yuguo ^a   Hübler, Michael ^a   Amiri, Aref ^a   Pasic, Miralem ^a   Kosky, Susanne ^a   Stein, Julia ^a   Siniawski, Henryk ^a   Hetzer, Roland ^a  

^a DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLOGRAFT; AORTIC ROOT SURGERY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CHILD; CRYOPRESERVATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIVE ACTIVE INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROSTHETIC ACTIVE INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS; RECURRENCE RISK; REINFECTION; REOPERATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTA; AORTIC VALVE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76749103264     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.07.026     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. Tornos P., Iung B., Permanyer-Miralda G., Baron G., Delahaye F., Gohlke-Barwolf C., et al. Infective endocarditis in Europe: lessons from the Euro heart survey. Heart 91 (2005) 571-575
2. Anguera I., Miro J.M., Cabell C.H., Abrutyn E., Fowler Jr. V.G., Hoen B., et al. Clinical characteristics and outcome of aortic endocarditis with periannular abscess in the International Collaboration on Endocarditis Merged Database. Am J Cardiol 96 (2005) 976-981
3. Habib G., Thuny F., and Avierinos J.F. Prosthetic valve endocarditis: current approach and therapeutic options. Prog Cardiovasc Dis 50 (2008) 274-281
4. Hill E.E., Herregods M.C., Vanderschueren S., Claus P., Peetermans W.E., and Herijgers P. Outcome of patients requiring valve surgery during active infective endocarditis. Ann Thorac Surg 85 (2008) 1564-1569
5. Anguera I., Miro J.M., San Roman J.A., de Alarcon A., Anguita M., Almirante B., et al. Periannular complications in infective endocarditis involving prosthetic aortic valves. Am J Cardiol 98 (2006) 1261-1268
6. Yankah A.C., Pasic M., Klose H., Siniawski H., Weng Y., and Hetzer R. Homograft reconstruction of the aortic root for endocarditis with periannular abscess: a 17-year study. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 28 (2005) 69-75
7. David T.E., Gavra G., Feindel C.M., Regesta T., Armstrong S., and Maganti M.D. Surgical treatment of active infective endocarditis: a continued challenge. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 133 (2007) 144-149
8. Wang A., Pappas P., Anstrom K.J., Abrutyn E., Fowler Jr. V.G., Hoen B., et al. The use and effect of surgical therapy for prosthetic valve infective endocarditis: a propensity analysis of a multicenter, international cohort. Am Heart J 150 (2005) 1086-1091
9. Lund O., Chandrasekaran V., Grocott-Mason R., Elwidaa H., Mazhar R., Khaghani A., et al. Primary aortic valve replacement with allografts over twenty-five years: valve-related and procedure-related determinants of outcome. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 117 (1999) 77-90 discussion 1
10. David T.E., Regesta T., Gavra G., Armstrong S., and Maganti M.D. Surgical treatment of paravalvular abscess: long-term results. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 31 (2007) 43-48
11. Moon M.R., Miller D.C., Moore K.A., Oyer P.E., Mitchell R.S., Robbins R.C., et al. Treatment of endocarditis with valve replacement: the question of tissue versus mechanical prosthesis. Ann Thorac Surg 71 (2001) 1164-1171
12. O'Brien M.F., Harrocks S., Stafford E.G., Gardner M.A., Pohlner P.G., Tesar P.J., and Stephens F. The homograft aortic valve: a 29-year, 99.3% follow up of 1,022 valve replacements. J Heart Valve Dis 10 (2001) 334-344 discussion 5
13. Sabik J.F., Lytle B.W., Blackstone E.H., Marullo A.G., Pettersson G.B., and Cosgrove D.M. Aortic root replacement with cryopreserved allograft for prosthetic valve endocarditis. Ann Thorac Surg 74 (2002) 650-659 discussion 9
14. Kaya A., Schepens M.A., Morshuis W.J., Heijmen R.H., Brutel de la Riviere A., and Dossche K.M. Valve-related events after aortic root replacement with cryopreserved aortic homografts. Ann Thorac Surg 79 (2005) 1491-1495
15. Lytle B.W., Sabik J.F., Blackstone E.H., Svensson L.G., Pettersson G.B., and Cosgrove III D.M. Reoperative cryopreserved root and ascending aorta replacement for acute aortic prosthetic valve endocarditis. Ann Thorac Surg 74 (2002) S1754-S1757 discussion S92-9
16. Takkenberg J.J., Klieverik L.M., Bekkers J.A., Kappetein A.P., Roos J.W., Eijkemans M.J., and Bogers A.J. Allografts for aortic valve or root replacement: insights from an 18-year single-center prospective follow-up study. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 31 (2007) 851-859
17. Leyh R.G., Knobloch K., Hagl C., Ruhparwar A., Fischer S., Kofidis T., and Haverich A. Replacement of the aortic root for acute prosthetic valve endocarditis: prosthetic composite versus aortic allograft root replacement. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 127 (2004) 1416-1420
18. Hagl C., Galla J.D., Lansman S.L., Fink D., Bodian C.A., Spielvogel D., and Griepp R.B. Replacing the ascending aorta and aortic valve for acute prosthetic valve endocarditis: is using prosthetic material contraindicated?. Ann Thorac Surg 74 (2002) S1781-S1785 discussion S92-9
19. Schmidtke C., Dahmen G., and Sievers H.H. Subcoronary Ross procedure in patients with active endocarditis. Ann Thorac Surg 83 (2007) 36-39
20. Ross D.N. Homograft replacement of the aortic valve. Lancet 2 (1962) 487