José L Navia, Haytham Elgharably, Ali H Hakim, James C Witten, Michael J Haupt, Emidio Germano, Penny L Houghtaling, Faisal G Bakaeen, Gösta B Pettersson, Bruce W Lytle, Eric E Roselli, A Marc Gillinov, Lars G Svensson
BACKGROUND: Reconstruction of the intervalvular fibrosa (IVF) for invasive double-valve infective endocarditis (IE) is a technically challenging operation. This study presents the long-term outcomes of two surgical techniques for IVF reconstruction. METHODS: From 1988 to 2017, 138 patients with invasive double-valve IE underwent surgical reconstruction of the IVF, along with double-valve replacement (Commando procedure, n = 86) or aortic valve replacement with mitral valve repair (hemi-Commando procedure, n = 52)...
November 2019: Annals of Thoracic Surgery