Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement as a Rescue Treatment for Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis.

ABSTRACT: A 74-year-old man with a history of bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement presented with acute severe aortic insufficiency and cardiogenic shock secondary to Diphtheroides and Enterococcus endocarditis. The patient was deemed to be not a surgical candidate by the multidisciplinary team and underwent rescue transcatheter aortic valve-in-valve replacement, resulting in complete recovery. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.).

SUBMITTER: Brankovic M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9666743 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature