Safe Use of Glutaraldehyde to Repair the Destroyed Valve in Active Infective Mitral Valve Endocarditis.

CONCLUSIONS: Glutaraldehyde was safely used in a surgical intervention for AAIE in the mitral position with acceptable early and mid-term results.
PMID: 30068854 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Circulation Journal - July 31, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Nakamura K, Hashimoto K, Sakamoto Y, Bando K, Yoshitake M, Matsumura Y, Kinouchi K, Abe T Tags: Circ J Source Type: research