Video-assisted minimal access surgery for complicated mitral valve endocarditis, tricuspid valve insufficiency and progressive coronary disease after previous CABG - in the time of COVID-19: a case report

Video-assisted minimal access surgery for complicated mitral valve endocarditis, tricuspid valve insufficiency and progressive coronary disease after previous CABG - in the time of COVID-19: a case report

Abstract Background The timing for heart surgery following cerebral embolization after cardiac valve vegetation is vital to postoperative recovery being uneventful, additionally Covid-19 may negatively affect the outcome. Minimally invasive methods and upgraded surgical instruments maximize the bene...

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Main Authors: Terézia B. Andrási, Nunijiati Abudureheman, Alannah Glück, Maximilian Vondran, Gerhard Dinges, Ildar Talipov, Ardawan J. Rastan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Minimally invasive video-assisted cardiac surgery
Valve endocarditis
Coronary revascularization
Cerebral septic embolism
Covid-19
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-021-01517-8

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