Aortic Pseudoaneurysm After Valve-in-Valve TAVR
A 72-year-old man with a history of aortic valve replacement (AVR), mitral valve (MV) repair, and recent valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) presented with <i>Staphylococcus capitis</i> bacteremia. Computed tomography (CT) and fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (<sup>18</sup>F-FDG PET) imaging noted a pseudoaneurysm, and he successfully underwent TAVR explant with aortic root and valve replacement.
Authors
- Shinya Unai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6844-073X)
- Venu Menon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4410-2677)
- Grant William Reed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8234-3135)
- Akiva Rosenzveig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-8841)
Institutions
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Case Reports
- Published
- 2024-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102692
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39