Percutaneous Aspiration of Vegetation in Tricuspid Valve Infective Endocarditis: A Possible Novel Treatment Option.

JACC Case Rep

Department of Cardiology, Mercy Health, Paducah, Kentucky, USA.

Published: September 2022

A 35-year-old man with a history of active intravenous drug use presented with infective endocarditis and tricuspid valve vegetations. He was a poor candidate for open heart surgery as a result of persistent bacteremia and comorbidities, and he underwent successful aspiration therapy with a mechanical thrombectomy device for the vegetation. ().

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.03.032DOI Listing

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