Intraventricular entrapment of a Sapien-3 balloon in transapical TAVR: A near missed catastrophe.

Ilaria Franzese Alessandra FrancicaGabriele PesariniLeonardo GottinFlavio Luciano Ribichini Francesco Onorati Giuseppe Faggian

Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2020)

Balloon rupture is an uncommon complication during balloon-expandable transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). We describe a balloon rupture and tearing with intraventricular entrapment complicating transapical-TAVR, as well as our bailout retrieval of the failed device.

Keyphrases

transcatheter aortic valve replacement
aortic stenosis
aortic valve
transcatheter aortic valve implantation
heart failure
left ventricular
mitral valve