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Case Reports
. 2017 Jul;104(1):e17-e18.
doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.01.100.

Delayed Management of Partial Aortic Valve Avulsion After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Dimitri Sherev  1 , Khalid Azizi  2 , Nassir A Azimi  3 , Susan Van Nordheim  3 , Ricardo Moreno-Cabral  3
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Delayed Management of Partial Aortic Valve Avulsion After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Dimitri Sherev et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Jul.

Abstract

We report a case of delayed treatment of a partial aortic valve leaflet avulsion during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and its successful management by a percutaneous snare retrieval technique. Post-TAVR transesophogeal echocardiography showed an avulsed native valve leaflet. We deferred retrieval of the mass with anticoagulant agents. One month later, a 30-mm EN-Snare was used to snare the mass. This case report demonstrates that the management of an avulsed aortic valve leaflet can be safely deferred with the use of an anticoagulant agent. Snare retrieval of the avulsed valve can be achieved under local anesthesia with close neurological monitoring.

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