A case with late secondary infectious endocarditis in a patient after Bentall procedure

Abstract

We described a clinic case with a patient surgically treated for late infectious endocarditis after Bentall procedure. Patients who are indicated for reoperation on aortic valve and ascending aorta, are usually a very acute cohort and demonstrate high risk at repeated interventions leading to a rather high mortality rate.

Keywords

• secondary bacterial endocarditis
• bentall procedure
• reoperations on aortic valve and ascending aorta
• aortic root abscess
• conduit detachment from fibrotic ring
• echocardiography
• transesophageal echocardiography