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Amir S Fathi1, Jason M Ali1, Sam Mann1
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
Abstract:
The use of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in the emergency setting has not been widely reported, and TAVI is generally contraindicated in the context of endocarditis. Here we describe a patient developing acute cardiogenic shock due to prosthetic aortic valve degeneration with free-flow aortic regurgitation 8 months after receiving treatment for confirmed infective endocarditis. Due to his clinical status, he was deemed unfit for redo surgery, and he underwent salvage valve-in-valve (ViV)-TAVI. The patient made an excellent recovery. Postprocedure he was treated with a 6-week course of antibiotics, and at 18-months follow-up remains very well with no evidence of reinfection. This case may demonstrate that for selected patients with degenerative prosthetic aortic valve disease, despite a history of infective endocarditis, ViV-TAVI may be considered an alternative to redo surgery in the emergency setting.
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