Kissing Balloon "Valvuloplasty" of Obstructed Mechanical Aortic Valve: When You Are Running Out of Options.

Smith, David; Khurana, Ayush; Youhana, Aprim; Ionescu, Adrian

Smith, David; Khurana, Ayush; Youhana, Aprim; Ionescu, Adrian.

Affiliation

Smith D; Department of Cardiology, Morriston Cardiac Centre, Swansea Bay University Health Board, Swansea, United Kingdom.
Khurana A; Department of Cardiology, Morriston Cardiac Centre, Swansea Bay University Health Board, Swansea, United Kingdom.
Youhana A; Department of Cardiac Surgery, Morriston Cardiac Centre, Swansea Bay University Health Board, Swansea, United Kingdom.
Ionescu A; Department of Cardiology, Morriston Cardiac Centre, Swansea Bay University Health Board, Swansea, United Kingdom.

JACC Case Rep ; 4(13): 799-801, 2022 Jul 06.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35818598

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

We report an unusual case where "stuck" bileaflet aortic prosthetic valve occluders were partly released by performing emergency balloon dilatation with 2 noncompliant balloons by a percutaneous femoral approach. (Level of Difficulty Advanced.).

Key words

AVR, aortic valve replacement; EF, ejection fraction; LV, left ventricular; MVR, mitral valve replacement; mechanical valves; obstructed occluders; pannus; t-PA, tissue-type plasminogen activator

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Language: En Journal: JACC Case Rep Year: 2022 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United kingdom

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