title: Infective aortic endocarditis after percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty.
abstract: Infective aortic endocarditis developed in an elderly patient after a percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty. The transesophageal echocardiogram demonstrated a perivalvular abscess. The patient underwent surgical replacement of the infected valve, but later succumbed to renal failure. The development of infective aortic endocarditis should be recognized as a potentially fatal complication of percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty. The important measures in preventing bacteremia during percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty and the appropriate role of operation are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Montoya
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Moran
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pifarre
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001021:Aortic Valve; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery