Post-TAVI Infections

Infections were seen after 14% of transcatheter aortic valve implantations.

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has been a major advance in the management of aortic stenosis, allowing treatment of many individuals who were not candidates for traditional aortic valve replacement surgery. However, relatively little information is available on potential infectious complications associated with TAVI. Investigators at one academic medical center undertook a retrospective cohort analysis of patients who underwent TAVI between January 2012 and March 2015.

Among the 253 patients with adequate data, 35 (13.8%) developed infection, primarily symptomatic urinary tract infections (16), pneumonia (11), and surgical site infections (4). Four patients (1.6%) developed endocarditis within 1 year after TAVI; pathogens wer…

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Richard T. Ellison III, MD

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Consult/Advisory BoardAcurx Pharmaceuticals, LLC;

Grant/Research SupportDoctors Company Foundation, Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Richard T. Ellison III, MD

Disclosures

Consult/Advisory BoardAcurx Pharmaceuticals, LLC;

Grant/Research SupportDoctors Company Foundation, Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Post-TAVI Infections

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