Incidence and outcome of prosthetic valve endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement in the Netherlands

Background Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is increasingly being used as an alternative to conventional surgical valve replacement. Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) is a rare but feared complication after TAVR, with reported first-year incidences varying from 0.57 to 3.1%. This stud...

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