Repair of fungal aortic prosthetic valve endocarditis associated with periannular abscess.

The incidence of prosthetic valve endocarditis is 2-4%; in most cases the involved organisms are Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staph. aureus. Fungal endocarditis is much less common (incidence < 0.

[Surgery of infiltrating tumors of the pericardium and myocardium].

Tumors arising from different organs may infiltrate the peri- and myocardium. Complete resections and defect repairs are possible using a variety of operating techniques. Although longterm survival rates of those patients with advanced tumor stages are unfavorable, individuals can be cured.