Infective endocarditis (IE) is a severe cardiac complication with high mortality rates,
especially when surgical intervention is delayed or absent. This review addresses the …

Objectives The objectives of this study were to examine operative and long-term results of
combined aortic and mitral valve replacement when reconstruction of the fibrous skeleton of …

Objectives To describe outcomes of reconstruction of the aortomitral continuity (AMC) during
concomitant aortic and mitral valve replacement (ie, the “Commando” procedure). Design A …

Repair of concomitant aortic and mitral valvular disease with involvement of the aortomitral
curtain requires a technically complex operation colloquially termed the commando …

Background The “UFO procedure” was initially developed as a surgical option to enlarge the
aortic annulus in patients requiring valve replacement. This technique can be employed to …

Infective endocarditis is a rare but life-threatening disease that has a major impact on
healthcare resources. It is heterogeneous in etiology, clinical manifestations, and course …

The Commando procedure for infective endocarditis is a high-risk intervention. However,
infective endocarditis involving the intervalvular fibrosa is fatal in the absence of surgery. A …

We have performed the Commando procedure, which is also known under the term" UFO
procedure," 2 for double-valve IE with destruction of the IVFB and severe calcification of the …

We performed an emergency root-commando procedure in a 41-year-old man with a
dissecting aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva and severe acute heart failure due to infective …

Background The UFO procedure was initially developed as a surgical option to enlarge the
aortic annulus in patients requiring valve replacement. This technique can be employed to …