Surgical Bailout Therapy after Implantation of a Medtronic CoreValve Bioprosthesis

Moderate-to-severe paraprosthesic leak causing hemodynamic deterioration and left ventricular remodeling can occur after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). We present the case of a 75-year-old woman who underwent TAVI with a 26 mm CoreValve prosthesis complicated with an acute left vent...

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Main Authors: Rita Calé, José Neves, Rui Teles, João Brito, Miguel Abecasis, Manuel Almeida, Tiago Nolasco, Miguel Mendes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/387103