A Left-to-Right Shunt After Transfemoral TAVR Using Edwards SAPIEN 3

J Heart Valve Dis. 2016 Jul;25(4):491-493.

Abstract

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is used for the treatment of aortic stenosis (AS). Besides major bleeding, conduction blocks, stroke or atrial fibrillation, complications include cardiac perforation with possible left-to-right-shunts. Herein is reported the sixth case of a left-to-right shunt in an 87-year-old man who underwent TAVR using a 29 mm Edwards SAPIEN S3 prosthesis to treat AS. Soon after the procedure, a small channel evolving from the right coronary cusp could be detected on echocardiography. The patient was managed medically.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
  • Computed Tomography Angiography
  • Echocardiography
  • Fistula / diagnostic imaging
  • Fistula / etiology*
  • Heart Injuries / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Injuries / etiology*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Postoperative Complications* / diagnostic imaging
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / adverse effects*