Perfect is the Enemy of the Good: Outflow Tract Rupture During Self-Expandable Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

Annular rupture is an ambiguous term that refers to a series of infrequent but life-threatening transcatheter aortic valve replacement complications associated with anatomical and clinical risk factors that often require urgent surgical management. We describe a case of annular rupture following self-expandable valve post-dilatation, successfully treated with urgent surgery