[Surgical treatment for infective prosthetic mitral valve endocarditis with cardiogenic shock; report of a case]

Kyobu Geka. 2014 Jul;67(7):583-6.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We report a surgical case of active infective prosthetic mitral valve endocarditis with cardiogenic shock. The causative organism was methicillin-resistant coagulase negative Staphylococci (MRCNS) During medical treatment, the prosthetic valve was abruptly detouched partially from the mitral annulus, and the patient developed rapid hemodynamic deterioration. We performed emergency re-do mitral valve replacement. The postoperative course was uneventful. Rapid establishment of femoro-femoral bypass was very effective for the emergency re-do valve surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / complications
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / surgery*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis* / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Medical Errors* / adverse effects
  • Methicillin Resistance
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitral Valve / surgery*
  • Shock, Cardiogenic / etiology*
  • Shock, Cardiogenic / surgery
  • Staphylococcus
  • Treatment Outcome