The management of prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis
Date First Published:
July 17, 2012
Last Updated:
July 17, 2012
Report by:
Karan Sian, Mohammed Rahnvardi, Registrars - Cardiothoracic Surgery (Royal Northshore Hospital)
Search checked by:
Karan Sian, Royal Northshore Hospital
Three-Part Question:
In [patients with a prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis and root abscess], is [replacement with a stented valve and root repair] as [effective] as an homograft?