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Transapical aortic valve prosthetic endocarditis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20570978     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
An 83-year-old patient underwent a transapical aortic valve implantation at our institution. Four months later, she was readmitted to our institution because of fever and heart failure. A prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis was diagnosed. Because of the high surgical risk, surgery was refused and the patient died shortly after the diagnosis. We briefly discuss the implications of this finding in the prevention of infective endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve implantation.
Authors:
Manuel Carnero-Alcázar; Luis Carlos Maroto Castellanos; Javier Cobiella Carnicer; José Enrique Rodríguez Hernández
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article     Date:  2010-06-22
Journal Detail:
Title:  Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery     Volume:  11     ISSN:  1569-9285     ISO Abbreviation:  Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg     Publication Date:  2010 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-19     Completed Date:  2010-12-13     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101158399     Medline TA:  Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  252-3     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain. manuelcarneroalcazar@hotmail.es
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Aortic Valve Stenosis / therapy*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy,  microbiology*,  ultrasonography
Enterococcus faecalis / isolation & purification*
Fatal Outcome
Female
Heart Catheterization / adverse effects*,  instrumentation
Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*,  instrumentation
Humans
Prosthesis-Related Infections / drug therapy,  microbiology*,  ultrasonography
Severity of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Anti-Bacterial Agents

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