Data from the PARTNER trials were assessed regarding post-procedural prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) after transcatheter aortic valve replacement and surgical aortic valve replacement. The timing and rates of PVE were similar between the groups, and they had a similar high mortality.
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Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis after TAVR and SAVR: Insights from the PARTNER Trials
Submitted by: Mark Ferguson
Source: Circulation
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Author(s): Matthew R. Summers, Martin B. Leon, Craig R. Smith, Susheel K. Kodali, Vinod H. Thourani, Howard C. Herrmann, Raj R. Makkar, Philippe Pibarot, John G. Webb, Jonathon Leipsic, Maria C. Alu, Aaron Crowley, Rebecca T. Hahn, Samir R. Kapadia, E. Murat Tuzcu, Lars Svensson, Paul C. Cremer, and Wael A. Jaber
