This study’s purpose was to compare outcomes of percutaneous mechanical aspiration (PMA) using the Penumbra Indigo system to valve surgery in PWID with TVIE. The conclusion was that PMA has an association with similar outcomes to valve surgery for management of TVIE in PWID.
Percutaneous Mechanical Aspiration vs Valve Surgery for Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis in People Who Inject Drugs
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Source URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.08.036
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Author(s): Michael P. Veve, PharmD, MPH, Yasir Akhtar, MD, Peter P. McKeown, MD, Morgan K. Morelli, MD, and Mahmoud A. Shorman, MD