Transcatheter aortic valve-in-surgical aortic valve for a patient with repeated healed endocarditis: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transcatheter valve replacement is contraindicated in patients with active infective endocarditis. However, few reports suggest that it could be beneficial for high-risk surgical patients with healed infective endocarditis. Here, we report a case of a surgical transcatheter aortic valve in a patient with healed repeated prosthetic valve endocarditis using a stentless valve.

Case presentation

A 79-year-old female who underwent the Bentall procedure using a stentless valve and coronary artery bypass grafting for annuloaortic ectasia 22 years ago was hospitalized for stage II bioprosthetic valve failure. The patient had a history of prosthetic valve endocarditis three times: the first and second prosthetic valve endocarditis occurred 15 years ago, and the third prost

SUBMITTER: Takei Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10477146 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature