Pulmonary Valve Replacement for Pacing Electrodes Related Bacterial Endocarditis Vilém Rohn, MD, PhD, Marek Šlais, MD, Tomáš Kotulák, MD, Michal Pšenička, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 85, Issue 6, Pages 2128-2130 (June 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.12.008 Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 The right atrium has been opened and the electrodes with infectious mass removed. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 2128-2130DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.12.008) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 The pulmonary artery has been opened, and destruction of the valve by endocarditis is evident. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 2128-2130DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.12.008) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Excised pulmonary valve. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 2128-2130DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.12.008) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions