A Rare Complication of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Severino Iesu, MD; Francesco Vigorito, MD; Giuseppe Iuliano, MD; Paolo Masiello, MD; Rodolfo Citro, MD, PhD

JACC: Case Reports (Aug 2019)

A Rare Complication of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Severino Iesu, MD,
Francesco Vigorito, MD,
Giuseppe Iuliano, MD,
Paolo Masiello, MD,
Rodolfo Citro, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Severino Iesu, MD: Cardiovascular Department, University Hospital San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d’Aragona, Largo Città d’Ippocrate, Salerno, Italy
Francesco Vigorito, MD: Cardiovascular Department, University Hospital San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d’Aragona, Largo Città d’Ippocrate, Salerno, Italy
Giuseppe Iuliano, MD: Cardiovascular Department, University Hospital San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d’Aragona, Largo Città d’Ippocrate, Salerno, Italy
Paolo Masiello, MD: Cardiovascular Department, University Hospital San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d’Aragona, Largo Città d’Ippocrate, Salerno, Italy
Rodolfo Citro, MD, PhD: Address for correspondence: Dr. Rodolfo Citro, Cardiovascular Department, University Hospital San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d’Aragona, Heart Tower—Room 807, Largo Città d’Ippocrate, 84131 Salerno, Italy.; Cardiovascular Department, University Hospital San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d’Aragona, Largo Città d’Ippocrate, Salerno, Italy

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 1, no. 2
pp. 116 – 117

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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.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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