Unusual heart transplantation for iterative disinsertion of mitral prosthesis

Matteo Pozzi; Eleodoro Barreda; Cosimo D'Alessandro; Anthony Nguyen; Pascal Leprince; Alain Pavie

doi:10.1177/0218492312463916

Unusual heart transplantation for iterative disinsertion of mitral prosthesis

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2013 Dec;21(6):727-8. doi: 10.1177/0218492312463916. Epub 2013 Jul 9.

Authors

Matteo Pozzi¹, Eleodoro Barreda, Cosimo D'Alessandro, Anthony Nguyen, Pascal Leprince, Alain Pavie

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiac Surgery, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France.

PMID: 24569335
DOI: 10.1177/0218492312463916

Abstract

Heart transplantation is the gold standard of care for end-stage heart failure, usually associated with an impairment of left ventricular systolic function. We describe a case of heart transplantation in a 58-year-old man with normal left ventricular systolic function, because of recurrent mitral prosthesis disinsertion after multiple reoperations for infective endocarditis.

Keywords: Endocarditis; bacterial; heart transplantation; heart valve prosthesis; patient selection; reoperation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
Endocarditis, Bacterial / physiopathology
Endocarditis, Bacterial / surgery*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / physiopathology
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / surgery*
Heart Failure / microbiology
Heart Failure / physiopathology
Heart Failure / surgery
Heart Transplantation*
Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation* / adverse effects
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation* / instrumentation
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve / microbiology
Mitral Valve / physiopathology
Mitral Valve / surgery*
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / microbiology
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / physiopathology
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
Propionibacterium acnes / isolation & purification*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnosis
Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology
Prosthesis-Related Infections / physiopathology
Prosthesis-Related Infections / surgery*
Reoperation
Stroke Volume
Systole
Treatment Outcome
Ventricular Function, Left