Rupture of the NovaFlex balloon during transcatheter aortic valve implantation and subsequent dissection of the right iliac arteries

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2013 Feb;43(2):437-8. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs508. Epub 2012 Sep 26.

Abstract

We report a case with a very rare complication of transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Rupture of the NovaFlex balloon (Edwards transfemoral balloon catheter) occurred during the inflation of the Edwards SAPIEN valve, resulting in dissection of the right common and external iliac arteries during withdrawal of the balloon catheter. The NovaFlex balloon is a part of the Edwards NovaFlex XT transfemoral delivery system.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cardiac Catheterization / adverse effects*
  • Equipment Failure
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Heart Valve Diseases / surgery*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Iliac Artery / injuries*
  • Male
  • Vascular Calcification / surgery*