Percutaneous Aspiration of Vegetation in Tricuspid Valve Infective Endocarditis: A Possible Novel Treatment Option.

ABSTRACT: A 35-year-old man with a history of active intravenous drug use presented with infective endocarditis and tricuspid valve vegetations. He was a poor candidate for open heart surgery as a result of persistent bacteremia and comorbidities, and he underwent successful aspiration therapy with a mechanical thrombectomy device for the vegetation. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).

SUBMITTER: Almanfi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9537088 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature