Thirty-Seven-Year Durability of a Starr-Edwards Aortic Prosthesis: Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature
AUTOR(ES)
Ozkokeli, Mehmet
RESUMO
We report the case of a patient who was diagnosed with prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus aureus. He had undergone aortic valve replacement with a Starr-Edwards prosthesis 37 years earlier. Because of uncontrolled infection despite antibiotic treatment, the patient underwent successful surgical replacement of the prosthetic valve.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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