A Rare Complication of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Aortic Root–Left Atrium Fistulization

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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Autores principales: Iesu, Severino, Vigorito, Francesco, Iuliano, Giuseppe, Masiello, Paolo, Citro, Rodolfo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
Materias:
Mini-Focus Issue: Interventional Complications and Their Management
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8301248/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34316763
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.06.002
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Sumario: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-up, the clinical course was uneventful. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

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