Findings of prosthetic valve endocarditis in the balloon-expandable trans-catheter aortic valve: review of the literature and tips of management

Findings of prosthetic valve endocarditis in the balloon-expandable trans-catheter aortic valve: review of the literature and tips of management

Abstract Prosthetic valve endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a rare complication associated with a high mortality rate. Nonetheless, the rapid expansion of TAVI in recent years has proportionally increased the number of patients exposed to the risk of developing tra...

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Main Authors: Domenico Calcaterra, Kevin Harris, Mario Goessl, Gopika Dasari, Navneet Kaur, Ivan Chavez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
TAVI
TAVI-endocarditis
TAVI explant
Posterior aortic root enlargement
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-021-01609-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-021-01609-5

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