An unusual case report of transcatheter aortic valve implantation-related actinomycosis endocarditis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Actinomycosis is a chronic invasive infection caused by Actinomyces species. Actinomycosis endocarditis has been described, yet considered rare. We present the first reported transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)-related actinomycosis endocarditis.

Case summary

A 70-year-old female patient, presented 4 months after TAVI with malaise and vocal-cord paralysis. She underwent computed tomography angiography which demonstrated a 28 mm pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta, which compressed the laryngeal nerves. Her condition rapidly deteriorated with cardiogenic shock and required an emergent surgery, which reviled a tamponade with active bleeding, due to an ascending aortic dissection. She underwent aortic valve and ascending aorta replacement. A 2 cm

SUBMITTER: Gurevitz C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9420195 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature