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

Ulrich Schäfer; Christian Frerker; Karl-Heinz Kuck

doi:10.1002/ccd.23416

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.

Authors

Ulrich Schäfer¹, Christian Frerker, Karl-Heinz Kuck

Affiliation

¹ Asklepios Clinics St Georg, Department of Cardiology, Hamburg, Germany. [email protected]

PMID: 22121067
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.23416

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