Left ventricular outflow tract pseudoaneurysms and severe paravalvular aortic regurgitation treated by percutaneous approach in a Marfan syndrome patient

Dean C. Paz BS, Timothy Hegeman DO, Onur Nadi Varli, Cihan Cevik MD

ABSTRACT

A 66-year-old man with a history of Marfan syndrome and resolved infective endocarditis was found to have shortness of breath after a previous aortic valve replacement in 2010. Several severe paravalvular leaks were seen on imaging, and left ventricular outflow tract pseudoaneurysms were identified as the cause of his symptoms, which warranted treatment. Due to this patient’s risk of surgical intervention, a retrograde transaortic approach was used.

Keywords: Marfan syndrome, infective endocarditis, paravalvular leaks, left ventricular outflow tract pseudoaneurysm, Amplatzer vascular plug

Article citation: Paz DC, Hegeman T, Varli ON, Cevik C. Left ventricular outflow tract pseudoaneurysms and severe paravalvular aortic regurgitation treated by percutaneous approach in a Marfan syndrome patient. The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles 2022;10(45):71–74
From: College of Osteopathic Medicine (DCP), Rocky Vista University, Parker, Colorado; Department of Medicine-Cardiology (TH, CC), UC Health Memorial Hospital Central, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Uludag University School of Medicine (ONV), Bursa, Turkey
Submitted: 9/9/2022
Accepted: 10/9/2022
Conflicts of interest: none
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