Right Anterior Minithoracotomy for Endocarditis After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Sutureless aortic valve replacement in patients with active infective endocarditis: is it contraindicated or recommended?

“…In the study presented by Zubarevich et al , all patients underwent SU-AVR via median sternotomy, but minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS), which avoids median sternotomy, might be a better way to achieve less invasive surgery. Successful treatment MICS AVR via an upper partial sternotomy has already been reported by Liu et al ( 3 ), and the same procedure via right anterior minithoracotomy has been reported by Zhigalov et al ( 4 ).…”

The use of a homograft in the setting of infective endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement

“…Previous groups have described patients with TAVR-PVE in which bioprosthetic valves were implanted after explantation of the infected prosthesis. 3 , 4 However, conventional bioprostheses and xenografts pose risk of reinfection due to the polyethylene terephthalate and other prosthetic material in them, which is best avoided in PVE. 2 We are the first to report the successful use of an aortic homograft to surgically manage TAVR-PVE.…”

Rescue Aortic Root Replacement for Endocarditis After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

“…We have read with great interest the case-report by Zhigalov and colleagues [1]. They presented a 75years-old patient treated for a prosthetic valve endocarditis after TAVR (TAVR-PVE).…”