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Aninda Omar1, Anna Damlin1,2,3,4, Andreas Rück1,2
1Department of Cardiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
JACC. Case Reports
|February 16, 2024
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Misloading during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is rare but can cause unpredictable valve release if unrecognized. We describe how to identify a misloaded ACURATE neo2 device, and 3 methods to solve this by using a modified technique of valve deployment, ipsilateral extraction, and contralateral valve externalization with extracorporeal valve release.
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