Paediatric Melody ® mitral valve replacement in acute endocarditis - alternative surgical-hybrid technique.

CONCLUSIONS: Based on current knowledge concerning heart valve reconstructions and institutional experience, we conclude that infected mitral valve in children should be primarily repaired; nevertheless, the Melody valve could be reasonably con-sidered as a mitral prosthesis in such conditions.
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Source: Kardiologia Polska - December 6, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Haponiuk I, Chojnicki M, Jaworski R, Steffens M, Paczkowski K, Szofer-Sendrowska A, Paśko-Majewska M, Gierat-Haponiuk K, Romanowicz A, Szymanowicz W Tags: Kardiol Pol Source Type: research