TandemHeart-Assisted Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty for Acute Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Thrombosis

David Elison, MD; James McCabe, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Mar 2020)

TandemHeart-Assisted Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty for Acute Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Thrombosis

David Elison, MD,
James McCabe, MD

Affiliations

David Elison, MD: Department of Cardiology, Division of Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington
James McCabe, MD: Address for correspondence: Dr. James McCabe, University of Washington, Cardiology, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Box 356422, Seattle, Washington 98195.; Department of Cardiology, Division of Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 3
pp. 437 – 439

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The patient in this report had a catastrophic case of transcatheter aortic valve replacement–related valve thrombosis manifesting within 1 month of valve implantation that was complicated by acute heart failure and cardiogenic shock. Anticoagulation and thrombolytic agents were not successful, and the patient was treated with TandemHeart (Cardiac Assist, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)–supported balloon aortic valvuloplasty and cerebral embolic protection. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

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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