title: Infective mitral valve endocarditis after transapical aortic valve implantation.
abstract: An 80-year old patient underwent a transapical aortic valve implantation. On the 28th postoperative day, the patient developed acute mitral valve endocarditis. Initially, the patient was unsuccessfully treated conservatively. After 71 days, the patient was operated on with mitral valve replacement. In this report, we discuss the potentially growing problem of complications related to transcatheter valve implantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Leipzig Heart Center, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany. hirnle.g@gmail.com
authors.forename: Grzegorz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hirnle
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Holzhey
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Borger
authors.forename: Friedrich-Wilhelm
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Mohr
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D012086:Reoperation; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents