Key result
Sutureless valve replacement with ascending aorta repair successfully treats post-TAVI endocarditis through 15 months.
Why the study?
Infective endocarditis on TAVI is an increasingly frequent challenge for cardiac surgeons, especially in patients with high mortality risk and unsuitable anatomy for traditional surgery.
Population
Single patient with infective endocarditis on TAVI and porcelain aorta
Comparison
Surgical treatment with Perceval sutureless prosthesis and ascending aorta replacement
Design
Case report
Authors
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May support surgical options in select high-risk TAVI endocarditis cases; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Case Report (n=1)
No
In a high-risk patient with TAVI infective endocarditis and a hostile aortic root, surgical explantation combined with segmental aortic replacement and a sutureless prosthesis was feasible and effective.
Cabrucci et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Infective endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI-IE) (n=1). Surgical explantation of TAVI, ascending aorta replacement, and sutureless prosthesis implantation was evaluated on Clinical outcome and valve function. Surgical treatment of infective endocarditis after TAVI using a sutureless prosthesis and ascending aorta replacement was successfully performed in a high-risk patient with a hostile aortic root, with no negative events at 15 months.
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