Treatment of cardiac device-related infective endocarditis utilizing the new T20 curve catheter and flow saver with the Inari mechanical aspiration system

Matthew G Whitbeck; Jeffrey W Chambers

doi:10.1002/ccd.30350

Treatment of cardiac device-related infective endocarditis utilizing the new T20 curve catheter and flow saver with the Inari mechanical aspiration system

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2022 Sep;100(3):476-479. doi: 10.1002/ccd.30350. Epub 2022 Jul 26.

Authors

Matthew G Whitbeck¹, Jeffrey W Chambers¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Interventional Cardiology, Allina Heath Metropolitan Heart and Vascular Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

PMID: 35880845
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30350

Abstract

Emerging innovations have led to the development of tools and techniques to perform mechanical aspiration of right-sided endocarditis vegetations. However, blood loss during aspiration, the need for veno-veno bypass, and nonsteerable catheters have limited expansion of these treatment options to more patients. We present a case of pacemaker lead endocarditis treated with the Inari mechanical aspiration system utilizing the new T20 curved catheter (Inari Medical).

Keywords: endocarditis; endovascular intervention; interventional deice/innovation; thrombectomy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Catheters
Defibrillators, Implantable*
Endocarditis* / diagnostic imaging
Endocarditis* / etiology
Endocarditis* / therapy
Endocarditis, Bacterial* / diagnostic imaging
Endocarditis, Bacterial* / etiology
Humans
Suction
Thrombectomy / adverse effects
Treatment Outcome