Reversal of angiodysplasia-derived anemia after transcatheter aortic valve implantation

• Published in: Journal of cardiology cases Vol. 5; no. 2; pp. e128 - e131
• Main Authors: Pyxaras, Stylianos A., MD, Santangelo, Sara, MD, Perkan, Andrea, MD, Vitrella, Giancarlo, MD, Rakar, Serena, MD, Grazia, Erica Della, MD, Salvi, Alessandro, MD, Sinagra, Gianfranco, MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2012; Japanese College of Cardiology
• Subjects: Angiodysplasia; Cardiovascular; Transcatheter aortic valve implantation; Angiodysplasia; Transcatheter aortic valve implantation
• ISSN: 1878-5409; 1878-5409
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jccase.2011.10.002

Summary Aortic valve stenosis associated with angiodysplasia (Heyde's syndrome) and consequent anemia had previously been reported to benefit from surgical aortic valve replacement. In this clinical case an 89-year-old patient with chronic angiodysplasia-derived anemia, characterized by acute phases of active gastrointestinal bleeding experienced a normalization of hemoglobin values after a trans-catheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) of a self-expandable aortic valve prosthesis (CoreValve, Medtronic Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA). This is the first, to our knowledge, reported clinical case of remission of angiodysplasia-derived anemia after TAVI.