Overcoming the Obstacle of Suicide Left Ventricle After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Phenomenon

Leonidas Koliastasis; Maria Drakopoulou; George Latsios; Anastasios Apostolos; Nikolaos Ktenopoulos; Odysseas Katsaros; Ioannis Kachrimanidis; Andreas Synetos; Konstantinos Tsioufis; Konstantinos Toutouzas

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.102065

Overcoming the Obstacle of Suicide Left Ventricle After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Phenomenon

JACC Case Rep. 2023 Oct 12:26:102065. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.102065. eCollection 2023 Nov 15.

Affiliations

¹ First Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University, "Hippokration" Hospital, Athens, Greece.
² Department of Cardiology, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium.

Abstract

Suicide left ventricle after transcatheter aortic valve replacement is a well described phenomenon associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Prompt actions should be implemented to prevent this situation, and the alarm signs should be recognized. We present a case report of successful recognition, prevention and treatment of this complication. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).

Keywords: acute heart failure; aortic valve; left ventricle; stenosis; valve replacement.

Publication types

Case Reports