85 yo with enterococcus bacteremia. Highly mobile TAVR vegetation.Not a surgical candidate. Debulked using Penumbra, Inc. and intracardiac echo with Ahmad Younes, MD, MBA with embolic protection. Resolution of bacteremia and fever. Abdallah El Sabbagh Jun Li (she/her) Mehdi Shishehbor, DO Mohamad Alkhouli Chet Rihal Sanjum S. Sethi MD, MPH
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