Open AccessCutaneo-pericardial fistula after transapical aortic valve implantation
Author(s) -
Michael Scheid,
Christina Grothusen,
Georg Lutter,
Rainer Petzina
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1569-9293
pISSN - 1569-9285
DOI - 10.1093/icvts/ivs511
Subject(s) - medicine , fistula , stenosis , cardiology , aortic valve stenosis , aortic valve , surgery , pericardium , aortic valve replacement
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) represents a therapeutic option of increasing impact for the treatment of high-risk patients with symptomatic, severe aortic valve stenosis. We report here the case of an 86-year old patient with a cutaneo-pericardial fistula after a transapical TAVI procedure.
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