Aortic homograft replacement in a patient with a porcelain aorta: A case report

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 Aug;154(2):409-411. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.03.137. Epub 2017 Apr 7.

Authors

Kirolos A Jacob¹, Rik Rozemeijer², Annemarie M Den Harder³, Willem J L Suyker⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: k.a.jacob@umcutrecht.nl.
² Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
³ Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
⁴ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

PMID: 28456363
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.03.137

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aortic Valve / pathology
Aortic Valve / surgery*
Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery
Calcinosis / surgery
Endocarditis / surgery*
Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects*
Heart Valve Prosthesis / microbiology
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prosthesis-Related Infections / surgery*

Supplementary concepts

Aortic Valve, Calcification of