Overcoming the Obstacle of Suicide Left Ventricle After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Phenomenon.
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- Koliastasis L; First Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University, 'Hippokration' Hospital, Athens, Greece.; Department of Cardiology, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium.; Drakopoulou M; First Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University, 'Hippokration' Hospital, Athens, Greece.; Latsios G; First Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University, 'Hippokration' Hospital, Athens, Greece.; Apostolos A; First Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University, 'Hippokration' Hospital, Athens, Greece.; Ktenopoulos N; First Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University, 'Hippokration' Hospital, Athens, Greece.; Katsaros O; First Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University, 'Hippokration' Hospital, Athens, Greece.; Kachrimanidis I; First Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University, 'Hippokration' Hospital, Athens, Greece.; Synetos A; First Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University, 'Hippokration' Hospital, Athens, Greece.; Tsioufis K; First Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University, 'Hippokration' Hospital, Athens, Greece.; Toutouzas K; First Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University, 'Hippokration' Hospital, Athens, Greece.
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- Publisher: Elsevier Inc Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 101757292 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2666-0849 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 26660849 NLM ISO Abbreviation: JACC Case Rep Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE
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- English
Suicide left ventricle after transcatheter aortic valve replacement is a well described phenomenon associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Prompt actions should be implemented to prevent this situation, and the alarm signs should be recognized. We present a case report of successful recognition, prevention and treatment of this complication. ( Level of Difficulty: Intermediate. ).
Competing Interests: The authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.
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