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Pericardial patch valve in the tricuspid position in an infant

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 January 2011

Narayanswami Sreeram ,
Lotfi Ben Mime  and
Gerardus Bennink
Narayanswami Sreeram*
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Heart Center, University Hospital of Cologne, Germany
Lotfi Ben Mime
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Heart Center, University Hospital of Cologne, Germany
Gerardus Bennink
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Heart Center, University Hospital of Cologne, Germany
*
Correspondence to: Dr N. Sreeram, Department of paediatric cardiology, Heart Center, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpenerstrasse 62, 50937 Cologne, Germany. Tel: +49 221 478 32330; Fax: +49 221 478 32515; E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

A 10-month-old infant with severe tricuspid valve disease due to staphylococcal bacterial endocarditis, underwent surgical replacement of the valve. The new valve was fashioned using an autologous pericardial patch. Over 3 years of follow-up, the new valve has functioned satisfactorily, with moderately elevated right atrial pressure.

Keywords

Pericardiumendocarditisvalve replacement
Type
Brief Reports
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 21 , Issue 4 , 12 July 2011 , pp. 458 - 459
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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