A Rare Complication of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Aortic Root-Left Atrium Fistulization.

ABSTRACT: The authors report the case of an 87-year-old man undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement via transfemoral approach who developed a life-threatening complication, i.e., fistulization between the aortic root and the left atrium, which was successfully treated by surgery. At 6-month follow-up, the clinical course was uneventful. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.).

SUBMITTER: Iesu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8301248 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature