title: Iatrogenic dissection of the ascending aorta during TAVI sealed with the CoreValve revalving prosthesis.
abstract: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is rapidly becoming an accepted treatment option for a selected group of high risk or inoperable patients with severe aortic stenosis. However, this procedure is not without complications. We report a case of acute type A aortic dissection due to balloon aortic valvuloplasty during TAVI that was successfully sealed by the CoreValve prosthesis, thus avoiding surgical intervention.
authors.affiliation: Helios Heart Center, Siegburg, Germany. seahing@gmail.com
authors.forename: Sea Hing
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Ong
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mueller
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gerckens
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008297:Male; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed