[Partial tricuspid homograft: a new technique for tricuspid valve repair. Report of a case]

Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss. 2000 Mar;93(3):315-8.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The authors report the case of a drug abuser treated successfully for fungal tricuspid endocarditis complicated by massive pulmonary embolism. Partial valvular replacement with a segment of a tricuspid homograft associated with disobliteration of a pulmonary artery was performed. Peroperative transoesophageal echocardiography showed satisfactory tricuspid valve function. The postoperative course was uneventful. After 5 months' follow-up, the patient was asymptomatic and in good general condition. Control echocardiography showed a stable operative result.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Endocarditis / complications
  • Endocarditis / microbiology
  • Graft Survival
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mycoses / complications
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Substance-Related Disorders
  • Tricuspid Valve / transplantation*
  • Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / etiology
  • Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / surgery*