Aortic aneurysm 18 month after transfemoral implantation of a self-expandable aortic valve prosthesis

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2013 Aug 1;82(2):321-3. doi: 10.1002/ccd.23416. Epub 2013 May 4.

Abstract

We report a case of a new developed aortic aneurysm 18 month after transcatheter aortic valve implantation in an 80-year-old woman. The abnormality was an incidental finding during routine coronary angiography.

Keywords: aorta; cath/intervention; complications adult; valvular heart disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aortic Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Aneurysm / etiology*
  • Aortic Aneurysm / therapy
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnosis
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / therapy*
  • Aortography / methods
  • Cardiac Catheterization / adverse effects*
  • Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation*
  • Cardiac Catheterization / methods
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Female
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis*
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Time Factors
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed