Balloon Fracture During TAVR: Effective and Repeatable Technique Not Written in the Textbook

Sergio Berti; Alberto Ranieri De Caterina; Augusto Esposito; Antonio Rizza; Tommaso Gasbarri; Marcello Ravani

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.01.024

Balloon Fracture During TAVR: Effective and Repeatable Technique Not Written in the Textbook

JACC Case Rep. 2022 Apr 20;4(8):455-459. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.01.024.

Authors

Sergio Berti¹, Alberto Ranieri De Caterina¹, Augusto Esposito¹, Antonio Rizza¹, Tommaso Gasbarri¹, Marcello Ravani¹

Affiliation

¹ Cardiology Unit, Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio, Massa, Italy.

Abstract

An 88-year-old man was referred to transcatheter aortic valve replacement for severe symptomatic aortic stenosis. Edwards 26-mm Sapien bioprosthetic valve (Sapien) implantation was planned after accurate computed tomography-based procedure planning. When the valve was released, the inflation pressure decreased rapidly due to the balloon bursting. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.).

Keywords: balloon fracture; new technique; transcatheter aortic valve replacement system.

Publication types

Case Reports