Transcatheter aortic valve implantation and left ventricular assist device: a word of caution.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.09.071.
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Abstract
Aortic valve disease in the setting of a left ventricular assist device presents unique challenges. We present the case of a patient who underwent transcatheter aortic valve implantation to replace a stenotic aortic valve to facilitate left ventricular assist device explantation. Thirty-three days later, the porcine pericardial valve cusps were fused and a thick pseudomembrane had occluded the left ventricular outflow tract, forcing the explant to be aborted.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Valve Stenosis
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Device Removal
- Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
- Heart-Assist Devices