Key result
Severe prosthetic valve endocarditis with annulus destruction develops 4 months after transapical TAVI.
Why the study?
The risk of infective endocarditis after transapical aortic valve implantation in elderly patients and the involvement of unusual pathogens is not well characterized.
Population
1 84-year-old male post transapical aortic valve implantation
Design
Case report
Follow-up
4 months
Authors
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Alerts clinicians to late endocarditis risk after transapical TAVI; leaves open questions on incidence and prevention.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the risk of prosthetic endocarditis with unusual pathogens in elderly patients following TAVI.
Zytowski et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Infective endocarditis after TAVI (n=1). Transapical aortic valve implantation (Edwards SAPIEN XT) was evaluated on Prosthetic endocarditis requiring reoperation. An 84-year-old male developed severe prosthetic endocarditis with massive annulus destruction and abscess formation 4 months after transapical aortic valve implantation with an Edwards SAPIEN XT valve.
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