Clinical Case Reports (Jun 2021)

A case of percutaneous tricuspid valve infective endocarditis vegetation debulking using the AngioJet rheolytic catheter system—A novel therapeutic use

  • Liam Marsden Back,
  • Siobhan Hurley,
  • Justin Beardsley,
  • Virag Kushwaha

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4314
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 6
pp. n/a – n/a

Abstract

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Abstract In patients with fulminant tricuspid valve infective endocarditis precluded from cardiothoracic intervention based on comorbidities or clinical status, percutaneous vegetation debulking utilizing the AngioJet rheolytic catheter system appears a viable rescue option to achieve source control.

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