A Rare Complication of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

A Rare Complication of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

The authors report the case of an 87-year-old man undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement via transfemoral approach who developed a life-threatening complication, i.e., fistulization between the aortic root and the left atrium, which was successfully treated by surgery. At 6-month follow-u...

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Main Authors: Severino Iesu, MD, Francesco Vigorito, MD, Giuseppe Iuliano, MD, Paolo Masiello, MD, Rodolfo Citro, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-08-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:
aorta
cardiovascular surgery
complication
echocardiography
intracardiac shunt
valve replacement
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084919300890

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