AngioVac-assisted management of histoplasma capsulatum endocarditis in a bioprosthetic aortic valve: challenges and outcomes

Abstract Background Histoplasma capsulatum infective endocarditis (IE) is rare and often fatal, especially in prosthetic valve patients, due to delayed diagnosis and limited therapeutic options. This case demonstrates the utility of AngioVac for managing large fungal vegetations, underscores the imp...

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الحاوية / القاعدة:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Qutaiba Qafisheh, Abdalhakim Shubietah, Roaa Aljunaidi, Omar Sajdeya, Muath A. Baniowda, Cole Giesige, Stephanie C. el-Hajj, Robert Grande
التنسيق: مقال
اللغة:الإنجليزية
منشور في: BMC 2025-04-01
الموضوعات:
Histoplasma endocarditis
Fungemia
AngioVac
Aortic valve endocarditis
Vegetation
Case report
الوصول للمادة أونلاين:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-025-03377-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-025-03377-y

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