title: Response to Letters Regarding Article, "Infective Endocarditis After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Results From a Large Multicenter Registry".
authors.affiliation: Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Quebec, QC, Canada, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain.
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authors.affiliation: Hôpital Charles Nicolle, University of Rouen, Rouen, France.
authors.forename: Helene
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authors.lastname: Eltchaninoff
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Samir
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authors.lastname: Kapadia
authors.affiliation: Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Atlanta, GA.
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authors.lastname: Cheema
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authors.lastname: Webb
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authors.forename: Howard
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authors.lastname: Herrmann
authors.affiliation: New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Susheel
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authors.lastname: Kodali
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Luis
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authors.lastname: Nombela-Franco
authors.affiliation: Ferrarotto Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Corado
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authors.lastname: Tamburino
authors.affiliation: Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: Hasan
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authors.lastname: Jilaihawi
authors.affiliation: Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
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authors.affiliation: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brasil.
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authors.affiliation: Hospital Naval Marcilio Dias, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
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authors.lastname: Cristina Ferreira
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authors.forename: Valter Correa
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authors.lastname: Lima
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authors.forename: José Armando
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authors.lastname: Mangione
authors.affiliation: Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Bichat Hospital, Paris, France.
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authors.affiliation: Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Bichat Hospital, Paris, France.
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authors.affiliation: Hôpital Charles Nicolle, University of Rouen, Rouen, France.
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authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
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authors.lastname: Tuzcu
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authors.affiliation: Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Rocio
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authors.affiliation: Hospital Regional Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain.
authors.forename: Juan J
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authors.lastname: Gómez-Doblas
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain.
authors.forename: Juan Carlos
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authors.lastname: Castillo
authors.affiliation: St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: Danny
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authors.lastname: Dvir
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authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Javier
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authors.lastname: Cobiella
authors.affiliation: Ferrarotto Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
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authors.lastname: Barbanti
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authors.forename: Raj
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authors.lastname: Makkar
authors.affiliation: Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Quebec, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: Henrique
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authors.lastname: Barbosa Ribeiro
authors.affiliation: Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Quebec, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: Marina
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authors.lastname: Urena
authors.affiliation: Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Quebec, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: Eric
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authors.affiliation: Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Quebec, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: Philippe
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authors.affiliation: Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain.
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authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.affiliation: Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain.
authors.forename: Alberto
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authors.lastname: San Roman
authors.affiliation: Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Quebec, QC, Canada.
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authors.lastname: Rodés-Cabau
mesh_terms: D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D065467:Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement