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SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 45, Issue 6, Pages 489-493Publisher
INFORMA HEALTHCARE
DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2012.754105
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TAVR; transcatheter aortic valve replacements; infective endocarditis
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We report a series of 4 cases of transcatheter aortic valve replacement infective endocarditis from our institution. Atypical diagnostic features were noted echocardiographically. Infection with enterococcal species was prevalent and a coexisting mitral valve vegetation was found in 2 patients. All 4 patients had excellent responses to intravenous antibiotics.
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