Mitral Valve Homograft Used in Partial Heart Autotransplant Approach for Recurrent Endocarditis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A patient with multiple recurrent episodes of endocarditis of both the mitral and aortic valves was treated with a mitral valve homograft procured from a heart transplant recipient's explanted native heart through an autotransplant approach. This novel source could benefit patients with recurrent prosthetic valve endocarditis.