Key result
Surgical aortic valve replacement successfully treats post-TAVI infective endocarditis following failed medical therapy.
Why the study?
Surgical aortic valve replacement indications in high-risk patients with post-TAVI infective endocarditis remain important to consider.
Population
1 85-year-old man with history of TAVI for severe symptomatic aortic stenosis
Comparison
Medical therapy vs surgical aortic valve replacement after infective endocarditis
Design
Case report
Follow-up
4 weeks
Authors
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May inform surgical options for post-TAVI endocarditis in select elderly patients; leaves open optimal strategies and outcomes.
Case Report (n=1)
Surgical aortic valve replacement can still be indicated and successfully performed in high-risk patients with post-TAVI infective endocarditis who fail medical therapy.
Koh et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Infective endocarditis post-TAVI (n=1). Surgical aortic valve replacement was evaluated. Surgical aortic valve replacement was successfully performed to treat post-TAVI infective endocarditis in an 85-year-old man, who was discharged with minor neurological sequelae.
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