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Left Atrial Thrombus Formation in a Patient With Severe Non-rheumatic Mitral Stenosis After Mitral Valve Repair Receiving Dual Antiplatelet Therapy: A Clinical Challenge
A 60-YEAR-OLD, 88-kg, 165-cm woman presented to a community hospital with heart failure 5 years after mitral valve repair for mitral regurgitation. The patient previously suffered an ischemic stroke and was currently treated with dual antiplatelet therapy. Transesophageal echocardiography revealed severe mitral stenosis with a mean transmitral gradient of 10 mmHg and thickening of the posterior left atrial wall. The patient was then transferred to the authors ’ institution for mitral valve replacement.
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - June 10, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Michael Essandoh, Amir Elhassan, Thomas J. Papadimos, Brandon Pruett, Gregory D. Rushing Tags: Diagnostic Dilemma Source Type: research

Percutaneous Coronary Artery Revascularization and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Is There a Who, Why, and When?
WITH A PREVALENCE in aortic stenosis (AS) patients of 25% to 50%, concomitant coronary artery disease (CAD) has proven to be an independent risk factor for patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).1 Currently there is no standard- or guideline-driven approach for these patients, and many new challenges have emerged in this population. In this issue of the Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, Bacigalupo et al.2 report a case of a patient with recent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for obstructive CAD who underwent TAVR complicated by in-stent thrombosis and an ischemic stroke ...
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - February 20, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Oscar D. Aljure, Michael Fabbro Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Stroke After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Incidence, Definitions, Etiologies and Management Options
Neurologic complications after transcatheter aortic valve replacement are devastating. The etiologies of stroke in this setting are best addressed in an integrated fashion during each phase of the perioperative pathway. The conduct of this triphasic approach will continue to be refined to reduce the stroke risks even further, given the major focus on aspects such as embolic protection devices and valve thrombosis. This neurologic focus in transcatheter aortic valve replacement has transformed the investigational approach to neurologic events in cardiovascular clinical trials, resulting in novel guidelines for the diagnosis...
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - November 22, 2017 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Prakash A. Patel, Saumil Patel, Jared W. Feinman, Jacob T. Gutsche, Prashanth Vallabhajosyula, Ronak Shah, Jay Giri, Nimesh D. Desai, Elizabeth Zhou, Stuart J. Weiss, John G. Augoustides Tags: Review Article Source Type: research