Surgical management of extensive aortic root endocarditis

with ventricular septal rupture: A case report

Running title: Extensive aortic root endocarditis

Satoru Maeba MD, PhD¹, Dai Kawashima MD, PhD², Masahiro Saito MD²,

Ryoi Okano MD², Masatoshi Sunada MD¹, Takuya Ito MD¹,

¹Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokyo General Hospital

² Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, General Incorporated Foundation Takeda Healthcare Foundation

Corresponding author: Satoru Maeba