Abstract
We present a case of a 75-year-old man who developed an early aortic bioprosthesis
endocarditis due to Klebsiella pneumoniae complicated by aortic root pseudoaneurysm after Bentall procedure. A prompt surgical
option was hypothesized, but we decided to wait and keep on clinical observation and
antibiotic therapy. One year after discharge, we observed stable clinical conditions
and echocardiographic findings. A question: to treat or not to treat by redo operation
an infectious aortic root pseudoaneurysm?
Keywords
prosthetic valve endocarditis - aortic root pseudoaneurysm - redo operation