Case Report: Sapien 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve Embolization: Cause, Management, and Redo

The transcatheter heart valve (THV) embolization is a rare but challenging complication in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). We report the case of an 81-year-old man with Sapien 3 embolization caused by interrupted rapid pacing. In this setting, we describe the embolized THV management...

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Published inFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine Vol. 8
Main Authors Chen, Mi, Stähli, Barbara E., Michel, Jonathan M., Brinkert, Miriam, Tanner, Felix C., Kasel, Albert Markus
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Frontiers Media S.A 02.11.2021
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aortic stenosis
Cardiovascular Medicine
embolization
Sapien 3
TAVI – transcatheter aortic valve implantation
transcatheter heart valve (THV)
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Summary:The transcatheter heart valve (THV) embolization is a rare but challenging complication in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). We report the case of an 81-year-old man with Sapien 3 embolization caused by interrupted rapid pacing. In this setting, we describe the embolized THV management and the technique of the second Sapien 3 implantation.
Bibliography:Edited by: Crochan John O'Sullivan, Triemli Hospital, Switzerland
Reviewed by: Konstantinos Stathogiannis, Stanford University, United States; Cameron Dowling, Monash Health, Australia
This article was submitted to Structural Interventional Cardiology, a section of the journal Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
ISSN:2297-055X
2297-055X
DOI:10.3389/fcvm.2021.774047