The AngioVac system as a bail-out option in infective valve endocarditis.

Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, German Heart Center Berlin, Berlin, Germany; German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Steinbeis University Berlin, Institute (STI) of Cardiovascular Perfusion, Berlin, Germany; Clinic of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Charité Berlin, Berlin, Germany Correspondence to: Prof. Christoph T. Starck, MD, FEHRA. Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, German Heart Center Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany. Email: starck@dhzb.de.

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