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Journal of Case Reports
Infective Endocarditis: A Decade after Ross Procedure
OS Suman1, MV Teena1, AR Muneer1, N Ramesh1, G Vijayaraghavan1, AN Kalyagin2
1Department of Cardiology, Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences, Trivandrum, India; 2Department of Medicine, Irkutsk State Medical University, Irkutsk, Russia.
Corresponding Author:
Dr. OS Suman
Email: suman_os@yahoo.com
Received: 20-NOV-2016 Accepted: 23-JAN-2017 Published Online: 20-FEB-2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17659/01.2017.0019
Abstract
Background: The Ross procedure is an acceptable alternative to conventional aortic valve replacement in selected patients. The Ross procedure was found to have a lower incidence of infective endocarditis during follow-up compared to other traditional aortic replacement procedure. Case Report: We hereby report a 54 year gentleman with infective endocarditis, 10 years after the Ross procedure. Conclusion: Conservative six weeks antibiotic treatment is effective for management of pulmonary homograft endocarditis.
Keywords : Allograft, Autograft, Aortic valve, Endocarditis, Heart Valve Prosthesis.
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