Key result
TAVR linked to rare acute or delayed aortic dissection.
Why the study?
Despite improvements in transcatheter aortic valve safety, complications such as aortic dissection after TAVR remain inevitable and require further characterization.
Aortic dissection is a rare but recognized complication of TAVR that can present acutely or in a delayed fashion.
Pre-TAVR aortic diameter screening may flag high-risk patients; leaves open optimal type A management in frail cohorts.
Over the past decade, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has grown in popularity to become the preferred mechanism for treatment of aortic stenosis in low-, intermediate-, and high-risk patients. Despite significant improvements to the safety of transcatheter aortic valves, complications remain inevitable. Although rare, aortic dissection is a known complication after TAVR. Aortic dissection has been reported to occur in both the ascending and descending thoracic aorta, and may occur acutely during valve placement or in a delayed fashion.
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DeRoo et al. (2024) conducted a review in Aortic stenosis. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) was evaluated on Aortic dissection. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is associated with aortic dissection, a rare complication that can occur acutely or in a delayed fashion in the thoracic aorta.
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