Percutaneous aspiration with a mechanical thrombectomy device successfully treated tricuspid valve vegetation in a poor surgical candidate with infective endocarditis.
Percutaneous aspiration using a mechanical thrombectomy device may be a successful alternative for treating tricuspid valve vegetations in infective endocarditis patients who are poor surgical candidates.
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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.)
Almanfi et al. (Thu,) reported a other. Percutaneous aspiration with a mechanical thrombectomy device successfully treated tricuspid valve vegetation in a poor surgical candidate with infective endocarditis.