Highlights a rare complication (cutaneo-pericardial fistula) following transapical TAVI.
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Raises awareness of rare post-TAVI fistula risk; hypothesis-generating for incidence and prevention strategies.
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) represents a therapeutic option of increasing impact for the treatment of high-risk patients with symptomatic, severe aortic valve stenosis. We report here the case of an 86-year old patient with a cutaneo-pericardial fistula after a transapical TAVI procedure.
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