Open AccessInfective aortitis after self-expanding transcatheter valve implantation: a case report of a new reality for cardiac surgeons
Author(s) -
José Máximo,
Diana Pissarra,
Benjamim Marinho,
Paulo Pinho
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1569-9293
pISSN - 1569-9285
DOI - 10.1093/icvts/ivab313
Subject(s) - medicine , aortitis , prosthesis , surgery , stenosis , aortic valve , cardiac surgery , aortic valve replacement , cardiology , aorta
A 62-year-old female patient was admitted to hospital care due to an ischaemic stroke and fever of unknown origin, 6 months after a transfemoral aortic valve implantation for symptomatic aortic stenosis. Further study resulted in the diagnosis of infective aortitis, and clinical course deemed prosthesis explantation necessary. In this case report, we describe the technique used to explant the partially endothelized aortic valve and review the alternatives found in literature for safe prosthesis removal.