Circulation. Cardiovascular interventions
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Circ Cardiovasc Interv · Dec 2010
Incidence and management of CoreValve dislocation during transcatheter aortic valve implantation.
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation is a highly specialized technique offering a new therapeutic option to patients at high risk for conventional surgery. Complications associated with this catheter procedure differ from complications after surgical aortic valve replacement. This is to report incidence, management, and impact on morbidity and mortality of CoreValve dislocation during catheter valve implantation. ⋯ CoreValve dislocation during transcatheter aortic valve implantation occurred in 10% of the cases and significantly increases perioperative risk for severe complications or death. It requires individual specific management and can be managed either interventionally or, rarely, results in open surgery.
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Circ Cardiovasc Interv · Dec 2010
Editorial CommentCoreValve dislocation: breaking the wave of enthusiasm?