IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports (Dec 2018)

India's first TAVI after in-hospital cardiac arrest in critical aortic stenosis: Challenges and strategies

  • Sengottuvelu Gunasekaran,
  • Raghul Ganesapandi,
  • Muthukumaran Chinnasamy Sivaprakasam,
  • Vijay Shankar Sadhasivam,
  • Radhapriya yalamanchi,
  • Vinodh Kumar Paul Pandi

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2
pp. S66 – S68

Abstract

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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has rapidly evolved. Patients with critical aortic stenosis (AS) are at increased risk of cardiac arrest and are particularly difficult to resuscitate. We are presenting our experience of successful TAVI after in-hospital cardiac arrest in critical AS.

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