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Ann Thorac Surg 1999;67:533-535
© 1999 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Reports

The freestyle stentless bioprosthesis for prosthetic valve endocarditis

Taichi Sakaguchi, MDa, Yoshiki Sawa, MDa, Shigeaki Ohtake, MDa, Nobuaki Hirata, MDa, Hikaru Matsuda, MDa

a First Department of Surgery, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan

Accepted for publication July 6, 1998.

Address reprint requests to Dr Matsuda, First Department of Surgery, Osaka University Medical School, 2-2 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan

We report a case of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-induced prosthetic valve endocarditis, which was successfully treated with aortic valve replacement using the Freestyle stentless bioprosthesis. The total root and stentless design of this bioprosthesis allows for more radical removal of infected tissue and easier treatment for annular abscess, while requiring less prosthetic materials than a conventional prosthesis. This bioprosthesis thus seems to be a valuable option for active endocarditis.




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