Mitral valve repair in a paient with previous endocarditis

Authors

  • Iván Iglesias Western UniversitySchulich School of MedicineDepartment of Anesthesia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2785-4570
  • María Carolina Cabrera Schulmeyer Departamento de Anestesia. Universidad de Valparaiso. Santiago. Chile

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37615/retic.v4n3a6

Keywords:

Surgical echocardiography, systematic examination.

Abstract

Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography, in a patient who suffered previous bacterial endocarditis and was booked for minimally invasive mitral valve repair, offered significant help by confirming the original diagnosis and finding additional pathology contributing to a better surgical result.

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References

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Senni M, Merlo M, Sangiorgi G, Gamba A, Procopio A, Glauber M, et al. Mitral valve repair and transesophageal echocardiographic findings in a high-risk subgroup of patients with active, acute infective endocarditis. The Journal of heart valve disease. 2001;10(1):72-7.

Shapira Y, Weisenberg DE, Vaturi M, Sharoni E, Raanani E, Sahar G, et al. The impact of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography in infective endocarditis. The Israel Medical Association journal : IMAJ. 2007;9(4):299-302.

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Published

2021-12-31

How to Cite

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Iglesias I, Cabrera Schulmeyer MC. Mitral valve repair in a paient with previous endocarditis. Rev Ecocardiogr Pract Otras Tec Imag Card (RETIC) [Internet]. 2021 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 Jul. 3];4(3):21-4. Available from: https://imagenretic.org/RevEcocarPract/article/view/404

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 3 (2021): Journal of Practical Echocardiography and Other Cardiac Imaging Techniques

Section

CLINICAL CASES

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