Percutaneous Aspiration of Vegetation in Tricuspid Valve Infective Endocarditis: A Possible Novel Treatment Option. 2022

Abdelkader Almanfi, and Ibrahim Nabous
Department of Cardiology, Mercy Health, Paducah, Kentucky, USA.

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. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).

UI MeSH Term Description Entries

Related Publications

Abdelkader Almanfi, and Ibrahim Nabous
September 2020, Multimedia manual of cardiothoracic surgery : MMCTS,
Abdelkader Almanfi, and Ibrahim Nabous
October 2023, The Israel Medical Association journal : IMAJ,
Abdelkader Almanfi, and Ibrahim Nabous
August 1986, International journal of cardiology,
Abdelkader Almanfi, and Ibrahim Nabous
October 1978, Annals of internal medicine,
Abdelkader Almanfi, and Ibrahim Nabous
April 2024, Clinical case reports,
Abdelkader Almanfi, and Ibrahim Nabous
January 1996, European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery,
Copied contents to your clipboard!