Rupture of the NovaFlex balloon during transcatheter aortic valve implantation and subsequent dissection of the right iliac arteries

Gul M., Aksu H. U., Oz K., BAKIR İ.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY, vol.43, no.2, pp.437-438, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Editorial Material
  • Volume: 43 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs508
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.437-438
  • Keywords: TAVI, Complication, Balloon rupture, FOLLOW-UP
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

We report a case with a very rare complication of transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Rupture of the NovaFlex balloon (Edwards transfemoral balloon catheter) occurred during the inflation of the Edwards SAPIEN valve, resulting in dissection of the right common and external iliac arteries during withdrawal of the balloon catheter. The NovaFlex balloon is a part of the Edwards NovaFlex XT transfemoral delivery system.