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Case Reports
. 2010 Aug;6(3):418-23.
doi: 10.4244/EIJV6I3A69.

How should I treat a staggering TAVI procedure?

Nicolas M Van Mieghem  1 , Apostolos Tzikas, Rutger-Jan Nuis, Carl Schultz, Peter P de Jaegere, Patrick W Serruys
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How should I treat a staggering TAVI procedure?

Nicolas M Van Mieghem et al. EuroIntervention. 2010 Aug.

Abstract

Background: A 79-year-old female patient with past medical history of chronic myeloid leukaemia, presented to the outpatient cardiology clinic with shortness of breath (NYHA class 3) and fatigue.

Investigation: Echocardiography (ECG) and multislice computed tomography (MSCT).

Diagnosis: Severe calcified aortic valve stenosis by echocardiography. Logistic EuroSCORE 10.3. Porcelain aorta by multislice computed tomography (MSCT).

Treatment: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) with an 18 Fr Medtronic-CoreValve system (Medtronic Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA) using a right transfemoral arterial approach.

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