The AngioVac transcatheter aspiration system (Angiodynamics) is used to percutaneously extract thrombi as well as vegetations typically growing from the right heart. We report a case of a failed mitral stented bioprosthesis due to a large vegetation that was treated successfully with AngioVac evacuation through a transseptal puncture followed by valve-in-valve intervention in the same setting.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9284983 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1104 | DOI Listing |
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