Aorto-right ventricular fistula after transfemoral aortic valve implantation

Pilgrim, T.; Meier, B.; Wenaweser, P.

Journal of Invasive Cardiology 22(2): E30-E31

2010


ISSN/ISBN: 1557-2501
PMID: 20124600
Document Number: 644886
A 91-year-old female patient presented with worsening exertional dyspnea 1 month after transfemoral aortic valve implantation using an Edwards Sapien valve. She was found to have a paraprosthetic sinus of Valsalva rupture with a left-to-right shunt into the right ventricular cavity. The patient underwent coil closure of the defect with successful shunt elimination.

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