title: Pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle following apical approach TAVI.
abstract: Symptomatic severe aortic stenosis carries a two year survival of only 50%. However many patients are unsuitable for conventional aortic valve replacement as they are considered too high risk due to significant co-morbidities. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) offers a viable alternative for this high risk patient group, either by the femoral or apical route. This article reports a case of a pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle following an apical approach TAVI in an elderly lady with severe aortic stenosis. To our knowledge pseduoaneuryms of the left ventricle have been reported infrequently in the literature and has yet to be established as a recognised complication of TAVI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Clinical Sciences Wing, Glenfield General Hospital, Groby Road, Leicester, UK, LE3 9QP. andrewvanezis@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Andrew P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Vanezis
authors.forename: Mirza K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Baig
authors.forename: Ian M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Mitchel
authors.forename: Matloob
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shajar
authors.forename: Surendra K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Naik
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Henderson
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mathew
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color