Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Under Direct Visualization in Homograft Valve Endocarditis

Tarek Chami; Guilherme Attizzani; Benjamin Medalion; Salil V Deo

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.02.065

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Under Direct Visualization in Homograft Valve Endocarditis

Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Aug;104(2):e119-e121. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.02.065.

Authors

Tarek Chami¹, Guilherme Attizzani², Benjamin Medalion³, Salil V Deo⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
² Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio.
³ Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio.
⁴ Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 28734430
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.02.065

Abstract

Prosthetic valve endocarditis is a very grave and often terminal disease. Surgical valve replacement remains the cornerstone treatment for this disease. However, it is often contraindicated. Herein, we describe the implantation under direct visualization of a self-expandable transcatheter heart valve in a prohibitive surgical risk patient with homograft aortic valve endocarditis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve / surgery*
Echocardiography
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis
Endocarditis, Bacterial / surgery*
Heart Valve Diseases / diagnosis
Heart Valve Diseases / surgery*
Heart Valve Prosthesis*
Humans
Male
Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnosis
Prosthesis-Related Infections / surgery*
Reoperation
Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis
Streptococcal Infections / surgery*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / methods*
Transplantation, Homologous