Aortic root rupture and acquired intracardiac shunt after transcatheter aortic valve implantation.

Aortic root rupture and acquired intracardiac shunt after transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Radiologia. 2019 May 14;: Authors: Dieste Grañena I, Guillén Subirán ME, Ferrer Gracia MC, Angulo Hervías E Abstract Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an alternative to surgical valve replacement in patients with high surgical risk. Although TAVI is becoming more and more common, it is not without complications. Rupture of the aortic root after implantation is an uncommon, but lethal complication; few cases have been described in the literature. Multidetector computed tomography is fundamental before TAVI to evaluate factors that predispose to complications; however, its role after the procedure is still controversial. PMID: 31101327 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Radiologia - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Radiologia Source Type: research