The New Challenge for Heart Endocarditis: From Conventional Prosthesis to New Devices and Platforms for the Treatment of Structural Heart Disease

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Infectious process involving a valved tube consisting of mechanical prosthesis assembled with a Dacron vascular graft. (a and c) Recurrent false aneurysm (arrow yellow) after implantation of Carbomedics mechanical valved graft (LivaNova, PLC, London, UK). (b and d) The infection of cardiac device is successfully treated with the use of valsalva mechanical valved graft (arrow yellow) (St. Jude Medical, Minneapolis, MN).

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