title: Rupture of the NovaFlex balloon during transcatheter aortic valve implantation and subsequent dissection of the right iliac arteries.
abstract: We report a case with a very rare complication of transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Rupture of the NovaFlex balloon (Edwards transfemoral balloon catheter) occurred during the inflation of the Edwards SAPIEN valve, resulting in dissection of the right common and external iliac arteries during withdrawal of the balloon catheter. The NovaFlex balloon is a part of the Edwards NovaFlex XT transfemoral delivery system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Istanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic-Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. drmg23@gmail.com
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gul
authors.forename: Hale Unal
authors.initials: HU
authors.lastname: Aksu
authors.forename: Kursat
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oz
authors.forename: Ihsan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bakir
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D061205:Vascular Calcification / Q000601:surgery*