Successful percutaneous closure of aortic root-to-right ventricle fistula after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a valuable option in high-risk surgical patients.
Apostolos VrettosAlison DuncanAsrar AhmedEe Ling HengVasileios PanoulasPublished in: European heart journal. Case reports (2022)
Aortic-to-right ventricle fistulas with significant shunt post-TAVI could lead to biventricular failure and are associated with increased mortality if left untreated. This case demonstrates that TOE-guided percutaneous closure of a TAVI-related ARV fistula, although technically challenging, is feasible, and can be a valuable option for the treatment of symptomatic high-risk surgical patients.
Keyphrases
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- aortic valve
- pulmonary artery
- aortic valve replacement
- aortic stenosis
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- pulmonary hypertension
- coronary artery
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- minimally invasive
- ultrasound guided
- mitral valve
- left ventricular
- radiofrequency ablation
- type diabetes
- heart failure
- cardiovascular disease
- combination therapy
- drug induced