Left ventricular outflow tract rupture during transcatheter aortic valve implantation: anatomic evidence of the vulnerable area

Cardiovasc Pathol. 2017 Jul-Aug:29:7-10. doi: 10.1016/j.carpath.2017.03.007. Epub 2017 Apr 5.

Authors

Giuseppe Tarantini¹, Cristina Basso², Luca Nai Fovino¹, Chiara Fraccaro¹, Gaetano Thiene¹, Stefania Rizzo¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
² Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy. Electronic address: cristina.basso@unipd.it.

PMID: 28433862
DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2017.03.007

No abstract available

Keywords: Annulus rupture; Aortic valve stenosis; Interventional procedures; Transcatheter aortic valve implantation.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
Heart Injuries / etiology*
Heart Ventricles / injuries*
Humans
Male
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / adverse effects*