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Reconstruction of Tricuspid Valve Leaflets Destroyed by Bacterial Endocarditis

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Cardiac Reconstructions

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The tricuspid valve involved with bacterial endocarditis can often undergo excision of the affected segment with subsequent reconstruction as opposed to total excision and replacement with a prosthesis. This was carried out quite effectively in seven patients. Reconstruction is the procedure of choice for treatment of endocarditis of the tricuspid valve.

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  1. Department of Cardiac Surgery, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Foundation Hospital, 4747 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90027, USA

    S. Khonsari

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  1. Institute of Medical Sciences, Cardiovascular Surgery, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate, Lucknow, India

    Probal K. Ghosh MD, MS, MCh, FRCSE (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

  2. Herzchirurgie Salzburg, Landeskrankenanstalten, Müllner Hauptstrasse 48, A-5020, Salzburg, Austria

    Probal K. Ghosh MD, MS, MCh, FRCSE (Professor and Chairman) & Felix Unger (Professor Dr. med.) (Professor and Chairman) &  (Professor Dr. med.)

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Khonsari, S., Sintek, C., Sidhu, P., Singh, M., Fletcher, A. (1989). Reconstruction of Tricuspid Valve Leaflets Destroyed by Bacterial Endocarditis. In: Ghosh, P.K., Unger, F. (eds) Cardiac Reconstructions. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74629-1_17

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74629-1_17

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