Post trans-catheter aortic valve replacement shock: Back to the basics.

ABSTRACT: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is indicated for the treatment of patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) at low, intermediate, and high risk. Immediate complications post-TAVR that lead to hemodynamic compromise include: retroperitoneal bleeding, aortic dissection or rupture, pericardial tamponade, coronary ostial obstruction, acute severe central or paravalvular regurgitation, heart block, and suicide left ventricle. The presence of significant paravalvular leak (PVL) after TAVR is now an uncommon complication with newer generation devices. We present a case of an 82-year-old frail female patient who presented to our clinic with dyspnea upon minimal exertion and orthopnea. She was found to have severe AS that was treated with TAVR. The procedure was complicated by hemodyn

SUBMITTER: Zgheib AZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9214805 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature