Catheter-based Closure of a Post-infective Aortic Paravalvular Pseudoaneurysm Fistula With Severe Regurgitation After Two Valve Replacement Surgeries: A Case Report

Catheter-based Closure of a Post-infective Aortic Paravalvular Pseudoaneurysm Fistula With Severe Regurgitation After Two Valve Replacement Surgeries: A Case Report

Backgsround: Infective endocarditis (IE) of prosthetic valves is a dire complication of cardiac valve replacement surgery and is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality.Case Summary: A 72-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities underwent surgical replacement of the aortic valve with...

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Main Authors: Eustaquio Maria Onorato, Matteo Vercellino, Giovanni Masoero, Giovanni Monizzi, Federico Sanchez, Manuela Muratori, Antonio L. Bartorelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
prosthetic valve infective endocarditis
aortic valve surgery
paravalvular pseudoaneurysm
paravalvular leakage
catheter-based closure
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2021.693732/full

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