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SUBMITTER: Mercado-Alamo A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8311153 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
JACC. Case reports 20200722 5
A 27-year-old man admitted with tricuspid valve endocarditis with a large vegetation, persistent bacteremia, and pulmonary and systemic septic embolization was deemed not a suitable surgical candidate. He underwent percutaneous vegetation debulking using the AngioVac system. The patient defervesced post-operatively with clinical improvement but with abruptly worsened tricuspid regurgitation. (<b>Level of Difficulty: Beginner.</b>). ...[more]