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The aim is to evaluate heart transplantation as a potential treatment for inoperable prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Candida tropicalis.

March 28, 2026JACC Case Reports0 citationsOpen Access

Heart Transplantation as Salvage Therapy of Candida tropicalis Prosthetic Aortic Valve Endocarditis

The aim is to evaluate heart transplantation as a potential treatment for inoperable prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Candida tropicalis.
Assessment of selected patients with inoperable infective endocarditis (IE)
Evaluation of heart transplantation as a therapeutic option
Consideration of heart transplantation as a last-resort intervention
Heart transplantation can be considered in selected cases of inoperable IE.
This therapeutic option carries potential benefits but is framed as exceptional.

In selected patients with inoperable IE, HT may be a therapeutic option, but it should be framed as an exceptional, last-resort intervention.

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