Left ventricular embolization of an aortic balloon-expandable bioprosthesis: balloon capture and reimpaction as an alternative to emergent conversion to open-heart surgery

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2013 Mar;6(3):308-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2012.08.028.

Authors

Nicolas Dumonteil¹, Bertrand Marcheix, Etienne Grunenwald, Jérôme Roncalli, Pierre Massabuau, Didier Carrié

Affiliation

¹ Pôle Cardiovasculaire et Métabolique, CHU RANGUEIL, Toulouse, France. [email protected]

PMID: 23517844
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2012.08.028

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnosis
Aortic Valve Stenosis / therapy*
Balloon Valvuloplasty / adverse effects
Balloon Valvuloplasty / instrumentation*
Blood Vessel Prosthesis*
Cardiac Catheterization / adverse effects
Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation*
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Foreign-Body Migration / diagnosis
Foreign-Body Migration / etiology
Foreign-Body Migration / therapy*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods
Humans
Male
Predictive Value of Tests
Radiography, Interventional
Severity of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome