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ArticleJACC. Case reports2025

Aortic Valve Leaflet Avulsion After Transcatheter Aortic Valvuloplasty: A Case Series and Literature Review.

Ammar Abusulb, Robert Cubeddu, Brian Solomon, Travis Howard, Dee Dee Wang, Luis H Paz Rois, Mazen Albaghdadi

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Ammar AbusulbCardiovascular Medicine, Rooney Heart Institute-Naples Community Hospital, Naples, Florida, USA. Electronic address: ammar.abusulb@nchmd.org.
Robert CubedduCardiovascular Medicine, Rooney Heart Institute-Naples Community Hospital, Naples, Florida, USA.
Brian SolomonCardiovascular Medicine, Rooney Heart Institute-Naples Community Hospital, Naples, Florida, USA.
Travis HowardCardiovascular Medicine, Rooney Heart Institute-Naples Community Hospital, Naples, Florida, USA.
Dee Dee WangCardiovascular Medicine, Rooney Heart Institute-Naples Community Hospital, Naples, Florida, USA.
Luis H Paz RoisCardiovascular Medicine, Rooney Heart Institute-Naples Community Hospital, Naples, Florida, USA.
Mazen AlbaghdadiCardiovascular Medicine, Rooney Heart Institute-Naples Community Hospital, Naples, Florida, USA.

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Abstract

backgroundAortic valve leaflet avulsion (AVLA) is recognized as a life-threatening adverse event that significantly affects patient hemodynamics, often leading to additional intervention. CASE SUMMARY: We report 2 cases from our institution of AVLA after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). The patients had a highly mobile mass on the aortic annulus and the left ventricular outflow tract, respectively. DISCUSSION: In both cases, a multidisciplinary team discussion resulted in the decision to monitor the patients for 48 hours for neurovascular changes while on therapeutic anticoagulation, and both patients were discharged on anticoagulants and low-dose aspirin. Their hospital courses were uneventful, and normally functional aortic valve bioprostheses were noted on follow-up. BEYOND THE GUIDELINES: The literature on AVLA after TAVR remains limited. The current treatment approaches for AVLA are primarily invasive, including surgical repair of the valve or snaring of avulsed structures. TAKE-HOME MESSAGE: Conservative management may be appropriate in post-TAVR AVLA cases without ischemic or embolic manifestation.

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aortic valveaortic valve leaflet avulsionBAVTAVR

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PMCPMC12539493

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