title: [Avulsion of a calcified leaflet as a complication of aortic valvuloplasty].
abstract: Valvuloplasty was recently introduced as a palliative treatment of calcific aortic stenosis in elderly patients. Embolisation of valvular material has not been described as complication yet. We describe the detachment of a large calcific fragment resulting in acute, severe aortic incompetence in a 76-year-old patient. During immediate operative valve replacement the calcific embolus was recovered from the abdominal aorta.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik, Universitätskrankenhaus Eppendorf, Hamburg.
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Hamm
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Langes
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vogel
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schröder
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bleifeld
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000293:injuries*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans
vernacular_title: Abriss eines verkalkten segels als komplikation einer aortenklappenvalvuloplastie.