Yuksel Isa Öner, Koklu Erkan, Arslan Sakir, Cagirci Goksel, Kucukseymen Selcuk
Cardiology Department, Antalya Education and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
Cardiology Department, Antalya Education and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
Rev Port Cardiol. 2016 Jun;35(6):379.e1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2015.09.033. Epub 2016 May 30.
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is considered an alternative therapy in high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis. Although a minimally invasive procedure, it is not free from complications, one of which is valve embolization at the time of TAVI. We present a case of embolization of a balloon-expandable aortic valve due to sigmoid left ventricular hypertrophy and managed with a second valve without surgery. The embolized valve was repositioned in the aortic arch between the left common carotid artery and the brachiocephalic trunk.
