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Ischemic colitis after transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Author(s) -
BenDor Itsik,
Pichard Augusto D.,
Waksman Ron
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.24469
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , aortic arch , catheter , stenosis , surgery , embolization , aorta , aortic valve , aortic valve stenosis , radiology
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation is a novel therapeutic approach for high‐risk patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis. The success rate of this new procedure is high; however, it is associated with issues such as vascular access site complications and embolization related to the advancement of a large bore delivery catheter through the femoral and iliac arteries and aortic arch. Using the Edwards SAPIEN transcatheter heart valve, we describe a case of transfemoral catheter aortic valve implantation complicated by a mobile mass attached to the valve, probable due to atherosclerotic plaque from the aorta. Shortly thereafter, the patient presented with ischemic colitis and subsequently died. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.