Endovascular management of an aortic rupture following transcatheter aortic valve replacement

J Card Surg. 2018 Oct;33(10):631-633. doi: 10.1111/jocs.13813. Epub 2018 Sep 12.

Authors

Nedal Omran¹, Martin Kvasnak¹, Milos Derner², Pavel Cervinka¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Krajska zdravotni a.s., Masaryk Hospital and UJEP, Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic.
² Department of Radiology, Krajska zdravotni a.s., Masaryk Hospital and UJEP, Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic.

PMID: 30209832
DOI: 10.1111/jocs.13813

Abstract

We report a case of aortic rupture during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) managed successfully by urgent stent-graft implantation.

Keywords: aorta and great vessels; cardiovascular pathology; coronary artery disease.

© 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Ambulatory Care
Aorta, Thoracic / surgery*
Aortic Rupture / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Rupture / etiology*
Aortic Rupture / surgery*
Endovascular Procedures / methods*
Female
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Postoperative Complications / etiology*
Postoperative Complications / surgery*
Stents
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / adverse effects*
Treatment Outcome