TY - JOUR T1 - Replacement of an aortic valve cusp after neonatal endocarditis. JF - British Heart Journal JO - Heart SP - 204 LP - 205 DO - 10.1136/hrt.64.3.204 VL - 64 IS - 3 AU - R M Tulloh AU - E D Silove AU - L D Abrams Y1 - 1990/09/01 UR - http://heart.bmj.com/content/64/3/204.abstract N2 - Septic arthritis developed in a neonate after an infection of her hand. Despite medical and surgical treatment endocarditis of her aortic valve developed and the resultant regurgitation required emergency surgery. At operation a new valve cusp was fashioned from preserved calf pericardium. Nine years later she was well and had full exercise tolerance with minimal aortic regurgitation. ER -