We describe a case of successful vegetectomy of the aortic valves for early infective endocarditis. An aortic vegetectomy was performed as an alternative to valve replacement for a 54-year-old man with three vegetations and mild regurgitation in aortic valve due to infective endocarditis. Postoperative clinical course was without signs of recurrent infection after follow-up of 19 months, and transesophageal echocardiography demonstrated aortic valve competence. We would suggest that vegetectomy with valve sparing may be a viable option in the context of early infective endocarditis involved aortic valve in selected patients. (C) 2009 European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. Published by Elsevier B.V. All. rights reserved.
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大类|4 区医学
小类|3 区心脏和心血管系统3 区呼吸系统3 区外科
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大类|2 区医学
小类|2 区外科3 区心脏和心血管系统3 区呼吸系统
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Q2SURGERYQ2CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMSQ3RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
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Q1SURGERYQ2CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMSQ2RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
第一作者单位：[1]Nanjing Med Univ, Nanjing Hosp 1, Dept Thorac & Cardiovasc Surg, Nanjing 210006, Jiangsu, Peoples R China
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Chen Xujun,Chen Xin,Gu Fusheng,et al.An alternative surgical approach for aortic infective endocarditis: vegetectomy[J].EUROPEAN JOURNAL of CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY.2009,35(6):1096-1098.doi:10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.02.011.
APA：
Chen, Xujun,Chen, Xin,Gu, Fusheng&Xie, Donghua.(2009).An alternative surgical approach for aortic infective endocarditis: vegetectomy.EUROPEAN JOURNAL of CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY,35,(6)
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Chen, Xujun,et al."An alternative surgical approach for aortic infective endocarditis: vegetectomy".EUROPEAN JOURNAL of CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY 35..6(2009):1096-1098
