Self-Expandable Transcatheter Aortic Valve Frame Infolding: An Increasingly Recognized Complication | Zendy

Gurpreet Singh | Zendy; Vien Le | Zendy; Robert J. Wiechmann | Zendy; Steven W. Schreiter | Zendy

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Self-Expandable Transcatheter Aortic Valve Frame Infolding: An Increasingly Recognized Complication

Author(s) -

Gurpreet Singh,

Vien Le,

Robert J. Wiechmann,

Steven W. Schreiter

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

european journal of case reports in internal medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125

H-Index - 1

ISSN - 2284-2594

DOI - 10.12890/2020_002100

Subject(s) - medicine , valve replacement , stenosis , complication , aortic valve stenosis , balloon , cardiology , surgery , radiology

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with either a balloon-expandable or a self-expandable transcatheter heart valve (THV) is an approved therapy for patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis and high or intermediate surgical risk. Here we present a case of severe valve frame infolding of a CoreValve Evolut PRO® self-expandable THV (Medtronic Inc.), which was restored to optimal geometry with balloon post-dilation.

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