Unmasking Severe Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation After Percutaneous Debulking of Large Tricuspid Vegetation

A 27-year-old man admitted with tricuspid valve endocarditis with a large vegetation, persistent bacteremia, and pulmonary and systemic septic embolization was deemed not a suitable surgical candidate. He underwent percutaneous vegetation debulking using the AngioVac system. The patient defervesced...

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Veröffentlicht in:	JACC. Case reports 2021-05, Vol.3 (5), p.818-822
Hauptverfasser:	Mercado-Alamo, Adrian, Singh, Hemindermeet, Rosman, Howard, Mehta, Rajendra, Lalonde, Thomas, Kaki, Amir
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AngioVac System debulking echocardiography endocarditis Mini-Focus Issue: Interventional Cardiology treatment tricuspid valve
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Zusammenfassung:	A 27-year-old man admitted with tricuspid valve endocarditis with a large vegetation, persistent bacteremia, and pulmonary and systemic septic embolization was deemed not a suitable surgical candidate. He underwent percutaneous vegetation debulking using the AngioVac system. The patient defervesced post-operatively with clinical improvement but with abruptly worsened tricuspid regurgitation. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.) [Display omitted] A 27-year-old man admitted with tricuspid valve endocarditis with a large vegetation, persistent bacteremia, and pulmonary and systemic septic…
ISSN:	2666-0849 2666-0849
DOI:	10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.05.035