Chang Gung medical journal
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Prosthetic aortic valve replacement for aortic valve endocarditis remains a primary practice of most cardiac surgeons. Usually it cures endocarditis and restores cardiac function. However, in advanced aortic valve endocarditis with complex annular destruction, complications following prosthetic aortic valve replacement do occur and present a formidable challenge for reoperation. ⋯ The postoperative course was unremarkable, and the patient, during a follow-up of 2 years, remained in New York Heart Association functional class I. Aortic root pseudoaneurysm following prosthetic aortic valve replacement for infective endocarditis is rare in clinical practice and can cause rapid hemodynamic deterioration which requires imminent reoperation. Homograft aortic root replacement has proven to be a versatile treatment option of this complex disease.