Extraction of Right-Sided Vegetation With Use of an Aspiration Catheter System

Innovations (Phila). 2015 Sep-Oct;10(5):357-9. doi: 10.1097/IMI.0000000000000189.

Abstract

Indications for surgical management of active right-sided endocarditis are under debate. In the presence of vegetation without valvular or surrounding tissue involvement, the mass may be removed with a suction device introduced via a transcatheter path. Herein, we report the successful removal of right-sided vegetation using the AngioVac Cannula, a percutaneous mechanical suction device, in three patients who presented with active endocarditis. The excellent midterm follow-up results highlight the effectiveness of such aspiration catheter systems.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Cardiac Catheterization / methods*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / therapy*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Suction / methods*