title: Prosthesis embolization into the left ventricle during transcatheter aortic valve implantation.
abstract: : Images and movie clips documenting the rare occurrence of a percutaneous prosthesis embolization into the left ventricle are presented. The case outcome and the circumstances leading to the event are discussed.
authors.affiliation: aDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery bDepartment of Anesthesiology, Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies (ISMETT) cDivision of Cardiology ARNAS, Palermo, Italy dDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Follis
authors.forename: Caterina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gandolfo
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Santise
authors.forename: Amerigo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stabile
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benedetto
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cirrincione
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arcadipane
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Centineo
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Follis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D063126:Balloon Valvuloplasty; D002932:Cineangiography; D020878:Device Removal; D004617:Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D065467:Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome