Periprocedural antibiotic treatment in transvascular aortic valve replacement.

Bruna GomesNicolas A GeisFlorian LeuschnerBenjamin MederMathias KonstandinHugo A KatusRaffi Bekeredjian

Published in: Journal of interventional cardiology (2018)

Three-day Cefuroxime prophylaxis does not seem to be advantageous compared to a shorter 1-day regimen, but even shows a significantly higher incidence of diarrhea and Clostridium difficile infection.

Keyphrases

aortic valve replacement
transcatheter aortic valve implantation
aortic stenosis
aortic valve
risk factors
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
left ventricular
ejection fraction
coronary artery disease
catheter ablation