Heart and Brain Team Salvaging the Mechanical Mitral Valve: Step-by-Step Percutaneous Aspiration of Mechanical Mitral Valve Endocarditis.

ABSTRACT: In patients with refractory mitral valve endocarditis who are not surgical candidates, percutaneous debulking is a potential treatment option. We describe the first report of percutaneous mechanical aspiration of prosthetic mechanical mitral valve endocarditis using the AngioVac system and cerebral protection devices.

SUBMITTER: Verghese D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12441334 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature