Silent Massive Valsalva Thrombosis Identified on Contrast-Enhanced Multislice Computed Tomography Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2016 Dec 12;9(23):2454-2455. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2016.09.003. Epub 2016 Nov 9.

Authors

Tatsuya Tsunaki¹, Masanori Yamamoto², Kazuki Shimizu¹, Takahiko Suzuki³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Toyohashi Heart Center, Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan.
² Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Toyohashi Heart Center, Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan. Electronic address: yamamoto@heart-center.or.jp.
³ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Toyohashi Heart Center, Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan.

PMID: 27838263
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2016.09.003

No abstract available

Keywords: MDCT; TAVR; Valsalva thrombus.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aortic Valve
Aortic Valve Stenosis
Heart Valve Prosthesis
Humans
Male
Multidetector Computed Tomography*
Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging*
Thrombosis / etiology
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / adverse effects*
Treatment Outcome