A survivor of late prosthesis migration and rotation following percutaneous transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2012 May;41(5):1195-6. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezr195. Epub 2012 Jan 6.

Abstract

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has emerged as a viable alternative endovascular technique in selected patients with severe aortic stenosis, who are either inoperable or at high risk for surgical aortic valve replacement. We report a case of delayed displacement and rotation of an aortic bioprosthesis, 43 days after successful TAVI via the transfemoral approach, with the patient surviving the subsequent open heart surgery required for device retrieval.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aortic Valve / surgery*
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
  • Cardiac Catheterization / adverse effects
  • Cardiac Catheterization / methods
  • Device Removal
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / adverse effects
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / methods
  • Prosthesis Failure*
  • Rotation