Key result
IV antibiotics achieve 100% clinical response in post-TAVR infective endocarditis.
Why the study?
Infective endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement presents with atypical diagnostic features and treatment responses that require characterization.
Do intravenous antibiotics improve outcomes in patients with infective endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement?
Do intravenous antibiotics improve outcomes in patients with infective endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement?
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Intravenous antibiotics can be an effective medical management strategy for infective endocarditis following TAVR.
We report a series of 4 cases of transcatheter aortic valve replacement infective endocarditis from our institution. Atypical diagnostic features were noted echocardiographically. Infection with enterococcal species was prevalent and a coexisting mitral valve vegetation was found in 2 patients. All 4 patients had excellent responses to intravenous antibiotics.
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Aung et al. (2013) studied this question. Medical management with intravenous antibiotics resulted in excellent clinical responses in all 4 patients with infective endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
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