How to manage left ventricular embolization of the transcatheter valve.
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation is a treatment alternative for high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis who are not eligible for conventional open aortic valve replacement. We describe a case of a rare but serious complication in the form of ventricular embolization of an Edwards Sapien-XT aortic valve following its transapical implantation. The valve was successfully captured and reimplanted into the aortic annulus, which did not require conversion to median sternotomy or use of extracorporeal circulation.
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hospital České Budějovice, Czech Republic.
Júlia
J
Čanádyová
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hospital České Budějovice, Czech Republic.
Aleš
A
Mokráček
Department of Cardiology, Hospital České Budějovice, Czech Republic.
Ladislav
L
Pešl
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hospital České Budějovice, Czech Republic.
Vojtěch
V
Kurfirst
transcatheter valve implantation; ventricular valve embolization