Migration despite stabilization of an embolized transcatheter heart valve: A word of caution

Amale Ghandour; Rayhaan Bassawon; Hugo Langlois; Patrick L Ergina; Dominique Shum-Tim

doi:10.1111/jocs.17141

Migration despite stabilization of an embolized transcatheter heart valve: A word of caution

J Card Surg. 2022 Dec;37(12):5588-5590. doi: 10.1111/jocs.17141. Epub 2022 Nov 6.

Authors

Amale Ghandour¹, Rayhaan Bassawon¹, Hugo Langlois¹, Patrick L Ergina¹, Dominique Shum-Tim¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Québec, Canada.

PMID: 36335637
DOI: 10.1111/jocs.17141

Abstract

This case report describes an initially stabilized transcatheter heart valve that embolized in the ascending aorta, leading to a postprocedural acute type A aortic dissection.

Keywords: aortic dissection; trancatheter heart valve; valve prosthesis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aorta / surgery
Aortic Dissection*
Aortic Valve / surgery
Aortic Valve Stenosis* / surgery
Heart Valve Prosthesis*
Humans
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement*
Treatment Outcome