Tag: paravalvular leak

Indications for surgery in prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE): persistent bacteremia, heart failure, early PVE, fungal endocarditis, paravalvar leak, annular or aortic abscess, true or false aneurysm, fistula formation,

Prosthetic valve associated hemolysis is more with paravalvular leak, endocarditis and structural failure in bioprosthetic valve.