Coronary occlusion after TAVI: safety strategy report

Critical stenosis of left main coronary artery as a late presentation after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A case report and review literature

“… 4 In Brazilian TAVR registry, coronary obstruction occurred in 3 out of 418 TAVR cases (0.72%). 5 In 87% of cases, the left coronary artery is the most commonly involved. The anticipation of coronary obstruction as a possible complication of TAVR can be made based on the anatomical information derived from CT angiography including sinus of Valsalva dimension of less than 28 mm and coronary ostium height dimensions (distance between the aortic annulus and the coronary ostia) of less than 10 mm.…”