Immediate aortic dissection after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A case report and review of the literature

Abstract

Abstract ‐Aortic dissection of descending aorta was detected by intraoperative TEE in a case of 67‐year‐old man with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis after TAVR. ‐Transesophageal echocardiogram after TAVR procedure is helpful to detect this rare complication.

Keywords

• acute complication
• aortic dissection
• thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR)
• transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
• transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE)