Key result
Post-TAVR paravalvular leak and mechanical irritation may serve as a nidus for fatal endocarditis.
Why the study?
Although experience with TAVR is increasing, few cases of post-TAVR infective endocarditis have been reported.
Case Report (n=1)
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Highlights the potential for infective endocarditis as a complication following TAVR, emphasizing the role of echocardiography in diagnosis.
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Supports vigilance for post-TAVR endocarditis with paravalvular leak; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Recently, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has emerged as an alternative for the treatment of severe symptomatic aortic stenosis patients. Although experience with TAVR is increasing exponentially, few cases of post-TAVR endocarditis are reported. We present a case of 76-year-old man with infective endocarditis after TAVR who was definitely diagnosed by echocardiography.
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Lee et al. (2014) conducted a case report in Infective endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (n=1). Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) was evaluated on Development of infective endocarditis. A 76-year-old man developed fatal infective endocarditis two months after transcatheter aortic valve replacement, suggesting local mechanical irritation and paravalvular leak may act as a nidus.
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