Prosthetic valve endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement in low-risk patients.
Giorgio A MedrandaToby RogersSyed W AliCheng ZhangCorey SheaKathryn A SciandraBrian C CaseBrian J ForrestalJoseph A SuttonEugene P McFaddenPrerna MallaPaul GordonAfshin EhsanSean R WilsonRobert LevittPuja ParikhThomas BilfingerRebecca TorgusonFederico M AschGaby WeissmanItsik Ben-DorChristian C ShultsLuis A Mansilla ÁlvarezLowell F SatlerRon WaksmanPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2021)
PVE was infrequent following TAVR in low-risk patients but was associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Embolic stroke complicated the majority of PVE cases, contributing to worse outcomes in these patients. Efforts must be undertaken to minimize PVE in TAVR.