title: Contained aortic annulus rupture with persisting false aneurysm after transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation.
abstract: With older age and increasing comorbidities, conventional operative procedures for severe symptomatic aortic stenosis are associated with a high surgical risk. To date, transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TF-TAVI) represents an accepted alternative method of intervention with a cardiovascular and all-cause mortality similar to operative replacement at early and long-term follow-up in this high risk population (Thomas et al., Circulation 124:425–433, 2011). Despite growing experience of the operators and improvement of the devices procedural and perioperative complications still occur (Panchal et al., Am J Cardiol, 2013). Aortic annulus rupture as well as the rupture of the membranous ventricular septum has been reported (Aminian et al., Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 81:E72–E75, 2013). We present the unusual case of an 80-year-old female who developed a false aneurysm following a contained aortic annulus rupture during a TF-TAVI procedure.
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Egenrieder
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: Maik
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Backes
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vöhringer
authors.forename: Udo
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sechtem
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D012307:Risk Factors; D065467:Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods