: The authors report the case of an 87-year-old man undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement via transfemoral approach who developed a life-threatening complication, i.e., fistulization between the aortic root and the left atrium, which was successfully treated by surgery. At 6-month follow-up, the clinical course was uneventful. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.).
A Rare Complication of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Aortic Root-Left Atrium Fistulization
Citro, Rodolfo
2019-01-01
Abstract
: The authors report the case of an 87-year-old man undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement via transfemoral approach who developed a life-threatening complication, i.e., fistulization between the aortic root and the left atrium, which was successfully treated by surgery. At 6-month follow-up, the clinical course was uneventful. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.).File in questo prodotto:
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