Infective endocarditis as a mid‐term complication after transcatheter aortic valve implantation |
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| Authors: | Jakub Sulženko MD Petr Toušek MD Hana Línková MD |
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| Affiliation: | Cardiocenter University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic |
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| Abstract: | Few cases of infective endocarditis (IE) as a complication of percutaneous transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) have been reported. Here, we present a case of IE caused by Streptococcus viridans that occurred 6 months after TAVI with the corevalve revalving system. The patient was successfully treated with antibiotics and was asymptomatic during the 2 years after IE. We also present a review of the literature, including 15 published cases of IE after TAVI. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
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| Keywords: | transcatheter aortic valve implantation infective endocarditis follow‐up |
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