| Literature DB >> 27545308 |
Kenta Nakamura1, Jonathan J Passeri2, Ignacio Inglessis-Azuaje3.
Abstract
We report a case of acute aorto-right ventricular fistula following transcatheter bicuspid aortic valve replacement and subsequent percutaneous closure. The diagnosis and treatment of this rare complication is illustrated through multi-modality imaging. We hypothesize that the patient's heavily calcified bicuspid aortic valve anatomy led to asymmetric deployment of the transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) prosthesis, traumatizing the right sinus of Valsalva at the distal edge of the TAVR stent and ultimately fistulized to the right ventricle. The patient acutely decompensated with heart failure five days after TAVR and underwent emergent intervention. The aorto-right ventricular fistula was closed using an 18-mm septal occluder device with marked clinical recovery. Transcatheter closure is a viable treatment option for acute aorto-right ventricular fistula.Entities:
Keywords: aortic valve disease; fistula; percutaneous intervention; shunts; transcatheter valve implantation
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27545308 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.26705
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Catheter Cardiovasc Interv ISSN: 1522-1946 Impact factor: 2.692