Bentall operation for prosthetic valve endocarditis with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia

Hideki Morita; Naoyuki Kimura; Koichi Yuri; Koichi Adachi; Atsushi Yamaguchi; Hideo Adachi

doi:10.5761/atcs.cr.12.01933

Bentall operation for prosthetic valve endocarditis with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia

Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014:20 Suppl:702-4. doi: 10.5761/atcs.cr.12.01933. Epub 2013 Feb 15.

Authors

Hideki Morita¹, Naoyuki Kimura, Koichi Yuri, Koichi Adachi, Atsushi Yamaguchi, Hideo Adachi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan.

PMID: 23411835
DOI: 10.5761/atcs.cr.12.01933

Abstract

Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT; Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome) is an uncommon disease characterized by abnormal telangiectasias and arteriovenous malformations that cause recurrent bleeding. Here, we present the case of a patient with HHT, who had a history of pulmonary and hepatic arteriovenous malformations and endocarditis of a prosthetic aortic valve that was caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The patient underwent the Bentall operation after coil embolization for pulmonary arteriovenous malformations. The postoperative course was uneventful.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Arteriovenous Fistula / therapy*
Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / methods*
Coronary Artery Bypass
Embolization, Therapeutic
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / surgery*
Female
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
Humans
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Artery / abnormalities*
Pulmonary Veins / abnormalities*
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*
Staphylococcal Infections / surgery*
Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic / surgery*

Supplementary concepts

Pulmonary Arteriovenous Fistulas