Distal embolization of a transcatheter valve in a valve complex: a bail-out surgical approach

Matthew Panagiotou; Athanasios Manginas; Charalampos Kyriazis; Dimos Karangelis

doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezx267

Distal embolization of a transcatheter valve in a valve complex: a bail-out surgical approach

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2017 Dec 1;52(6):1229-1230. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezx267.

Authors

Matthew Panagiotou¹, Athanasios Manginas², Charalampos Kyriazis¹, Dimos Karangelis¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery, Metropolitan Hospital, Athens, Greece.
² Department of Interventional Cardiology, Mediterraneo Hospital, Glyfada, Greece.

PMID: 28977412
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezx267

Abstract

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement has emerged as an alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement for high-risk and inoperable patients. Although transcatheter aortic valve replacement avoids the use of extracorporeal circulation and sternotomy, it is nonetheless associated with inherent complications. We aim to present an embolized valve-in-valve complex in the ascending aorta, which required emergency surgery with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest and proximal aortic cannulation.

Keywords: Migration; TAVR; Transcatheter valve; Valve in valve.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aorta / surgery*
Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve / surgery*
Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnosis
Aortic Valve Stenosis / therapy*
Embolization, Therapeutic / methods*
Heart Valve Prosthesis*
Humans
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / methods*