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World J Cardiol. Feb 26, 2017; 9(2): 196-199
Published online Feb 26, 2017. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v9.i2.196
Published online Feb 26, 2017. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v9.i2.196
Very late transcatheter heart valve thrombosis
Etienne L Couture, Serge Lepage, Benoit Daneault, Division of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke J1H 5N4, Canada
Jean-Bernard Masson, Division of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montréal, Montréal H1P 2V8, Canada
Author contributions: All authors contributed to the acquisition of data, writing, and revision of this manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This case report was exempt from the Institutional Review Board standards at Centre de recherche du centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke.
Informed consent statement: The patient involved in this study gave her written informed consent authorizing use and disclosure of her protected health information.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Dr. Masson is a proctor/consultant for Edwards Lifesciences Inc. All other authors have no conflicts of interests to declare.
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Correspondence to: Benoit Daneault, MD, Division of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, 12e avenue nord, Sherbrooke J1H 5N4, Canada. benoit.daneault@usherbrooke.ca
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Received: June 12, 2016
Peer-review started: June 16, 2016
First decision: July 11, 2016
Revised: September 14, 2016
Accepted: November 16, 2016
Article in press: November 18, 2016
Published online: February 26, 2017
Peer-review started: June 16, 2016
First decision: July 11, 2016
Revised: September 14, 2016
Accepted: November 16, 2016
Article in press: November 18, 2016
Published online: February 26, 2017
Core Tip
Core tip: We describe the tardiest case of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) thrombosis ever reported. A 64-year-old woman with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis underwent TAVR with a first-generation SAPIEN prosthesis. More than four years (> 54 mo) following implantation, she presented with a severe symptomatic prosthesis dysfunction (stenosis) which was successfully treated with oral anticoagulation.