Percutaneous Vegetectomy for Infective Endocarditis in a Nonsurgical Candidate
Surgical intervention is considered for right-sided native valve IE with vegetations ≥20 mm, persistent bacteremia, recurrent pulmonary septic emboli, or highly resistant organisms. The AngioVac system provides a minimally invasive treatment strategy for IE in patients who are otherwise ineligible for surgical intervention.
Authors
- A Abd Elahi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3014-3710)
- P.M. Gilbert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3885-9670)
- Joshua Waggoner
- Cece E. Ibeson
- D. R. Stearns
- Kara Asbury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0439-5508)
- Samier Deen
- Giovanni Zlaket
- Seema Jain
- Boris Yushuvayev
Institutions
- HonorHealth (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-09-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.105237
- Primary Topic
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00