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Hydrophilic polymer embolism induced acute transcatheter aortic valve thrombosis: A novel complication
Author(s) -
Sa Saurabh,
Maleszewski Joseph J.,
Rihal Charanjit S.
Publication year - 2014
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.25353
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombosis , embolization , embolism , complication , aortic valve , cardiology , radiology , surgery
Hydrophilic polymer coated introducer sheaths and medical devices are widely used in interventional cardiology. Despite the potential procedural advantages that these provide, a risk of polymer embolization has been recently reported. We describe the first reported case of hydrophilic polymer induced acute transcatheter aortic valve thrombosis. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.