Infective Endocarditis After Bentall Surgery

Surgery for Infective Endocarditis

Delayed Infective Endocarditis with Mycotic Aneurysm Rupture below the Mechanical Valved Conduit after the Bentall Procedure.

UNLABELLED The Bentall procedure is the gold standard for treating aortic dissection complicated with valvular and ascending aorta disease. Recent results for this procedure have been excellent; nearly 100% of patients remain free of infective endocarditis in long-term follow-up. We report a case of delayed Streptococcus agalactiae infective endocarditis complicated by mycotic aneurysm in a man...

Infective endocarditis complicated by large aortic pseudoaneurysm after cardiac surgery.

A 66-year-old female with Streptococcus viridans aortic and tricuspid infective endocarditis develops, during the course of antibiotic therapy, rupture of a right coronary sinus of Valsalva aneurysm to the right ventricle. An urgent cardiac surgery is preformed with implantation of a mechanical aortic prosthesis and a right coronary sinus plasty. Six months later a huge aortic pseudoaneurysm is...

infective endocarditis after renal transplantation

background: infective endocarditis (ie) is a serious complication in immunosuppressive patients that has adverse effects. objectives: the aim of this study was to define the characteristics, outcomes, and correlating factors of mortality in renal transplant recipients. patients and methods: infective endocarditis was diagnosed in 22 patients from three renal transplant centers in iran between 2...

Infective Endocarditis After Renal Transplantation

BACKGROUND Infective endocarditis (IE) is a serious complication in immunosuppressive patients that has adverse effects. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to define the characteristics, outcomes, and correlating factors of mortality in renal transplant recipients. PATIENTS AND METHODS Infective endocarditis was diagnosed in 22 patients from three renal transplant centers in Iran between ...