The generalized use of DES resulted in better outcomes than BMS, with fewer clinically driven revascularization procedures and similar rates of death and MI at 1 year.
Pulmonary embolectomy on cardiopulmonary bypass remains an adequate therapy in patients with failure of or contraindication to thrombolysis, and HIT is not a contraindication.
Aortic dissection is a rare but life‐ threatening complication of transcatheter aortic valve replacement, clinicians should be aware of this complication and should consider timely diagnostic evaluations, as well as, establish a prompt treatment plan based on a multidisciplinary team approach.
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