AORTIC WALL INJURY: INTIMAL FLAP FORMATION AFTER AORTIC BALLOON VALVULOPLASTY, A RARE COMPLICATION

ONUR TAŞCI, ALİ BAYKAN, SÜLEYMAN SUNKAK, ÖZGE PAMUKÇU

Journal of Clinical Practice and Research - 2018;40(2):107-109

Injury of the aortic wall occurs in about 15% of patients after balloon aortic valvuloplasty. Formation of an intimal flap is a rare type of vessel wall injury, which is not well recognized yet. We report a case of a newborn with critical aortic stenosis who had an aortic wall injury after balloon aortic valvuloplasty.