Endocarditis tardía post-TAVI con requerimiento de reemplazo de válvula aórtica por esternotomía: un caso desafiante

Abstract

Percutaneous aortic valve implantation represents an alternative for the treatment of patients with aortic stenosis. This is an option in patients with high surgical risk or contraindication for intervention by conventional sternotomy; with good results in the short and medium term. However it is a procedure associated with complications such as endocarditis, which may require a urgent intervention in these patients with an increase in morbidity and mortality given the history and condition at the time of surgery. We present a clinical case of a nonagenarian patient with post-percutaneous aortic valve implantation endocarditis due to Enterococcus faecalis who presented 8 months after percutaneous aortic valve implantation in our center and required surgical management with excellent results.