Infectious endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve implantation in a patient on oral therapy with glucocorticoids

Aging Clin Exp Res. 2020 Mar;32(3):539-541. doi: 10.1007/s40520-019-01401-5. Epub 2019 Nov 14.

Pasquale Campana^{1

2}, Laura Petraglia^{3

4}, Dario Leosco^{3

4}, Maddalena Conte^{3

4}, Fabrizio Vincenzo Grieco^{3

4}, Giovanni Perrotta^{3

4}, Maria Prastaro⁵, Anna Franzone⁶, Pasquale Abete^{3

4}, Valentina Parisi^{3

4}

¹ Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy. [email protected].
² Italian Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Florence, Italy. [email protected].
³ Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
⁴ Italian Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Florence, Italy.
⁵ Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
⁶ Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.

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Keywords: Glucocorticoids; Infectious endocarditis; Rheumatoid arthritis; Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).