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Ventricular perforation as a complication of percutaneous valve replacement

Cornelis de Jager, Ivan L Norval, Jennifer R Tynan
South African Journal of Radiology | Vol 16, No 3 | a291 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajr.v16i3.291 | © 2012 Cornelis de Jager, Ivan L Norval, Jennifer R Tynan | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 24 February 2012 | Published: 10 September 2012

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Cornelis de Jager, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada, Canada
Ivan L Norval, Department of Medical Imaging, Royal University Hospital, University of Saskatchewan
Jennifer R Tynan, Department of Medical Imaging, Royal University Hospital, University of Saskatchewan

Abstract

Aortic stenosis (AS) is the most commonly encountered valvular disease in developed countries. Once symptomatic, this disease carries a dismal prognosis. Patients unfit for surgical valve replacement may require transcatheter aortic valve implantations (TAVI). We present a complication of this novel approach where a prosthetic valve is delivered through the femoral artery by means of a Retroflex delivery system developed by Edwards Lifesciences.

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