title: Retrieval of ruptured valves and their accessories during transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
abstract: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a safe alternative to surgery in patients with severe aortic stenosis. We report a case of balloon rupture during TAVR with successful retrieval of its remnant and review this complication and its management.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Texas at Houston, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Smita I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Negi
authors.forename: Pranav
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Loyalka
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gregoric
authors.forename: Biswajit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*