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Challenging Scenario of Aortic Valve Tendon Masquerading as Aortic Dissection During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.
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JACC. Case reports [JACC Case Rep] 2019 Jun 19; Vol. 1 (1), pp. 59-61. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jun 19 (Print Publication: 2019). - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- The authors report a case of 85-year-old male undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), whose intraoperative transesophageal echocardiogram was concerning for ascending aortic dissection. Further imaging, however, delineated this to be an aortic valve tendon and the TAVR was accomplished successfully. ( Level of Difficulty: Advanced. ).<br /> (© 2019 The Authors.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2666-0849
- Volume :
- 1
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- JACC. Case reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 34316744
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.05.004