Solving problems at the cath lab

Br J Cardiol. 2024 Feb 20;31(1):008. doi: 10.5837/bjc.2024.008. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Rita Caldeira da Rocha¹, Alejandro Diego Nieto², Jesus Garibi², Ignacio Cruz-Gonzalez³

Affiliations

¹ Cardiologist Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital do Espírito Santo, Évora, Portugal.
² Cardiologist.
³ Cardiologist Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Instituto de Biomedicina de Salamanca (IBSAL), Salamanca, Spain.

Abstract

We describe a case of aortic rupture following transcatheter aortic valve implantation that was managed percutaneously.

Keywords: aortic dissection; percutaneous treatment; transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) complication.

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Publication types

Case Reports

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