title: Transient severe aortic regurgitation and left ventricular dysfunction due to a stuck leaflet in a patient undergoing percutaneous transcatheter aortic valve implantation.
abstract: We report the case of a 78-year-old patient who underwent transcatheter aortic valve implantation. During the deployment, the leaflets of the implanted valve appeared to be stuck in calcium protruding from the native aortic leaflets, resulting in transient severe aortic regurgitation leading to cardiac arrest with successful cardiac resuscitation. Transient severe aortic regurgitation secondary to the mechanical failure of the deployed valve can lead to serious clinical consequences.
authors.affiliation: Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, University of Central Manchester Foundation NHS Trust, United Kingdom. Tahirhamid76@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Tahir
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hamid
authors.forename: Ragheb
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hasan
authors.forename: Vaikom S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Mahadevan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000150:complications*