10 Things ICU Specialists Need to Know about New Valvular Procedures in Interventional Cardiology

Many invasive procedures are now performed for valve replacement or repair.  Of significant importance are transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), transseptal procedures including transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR) and transcatheter tricuspid valve repair (TTVR).

Following complications are encountered with these procedures [see article for details]

1.  Rhythm disorders
2.  Pericardial tamponade
3.  Cerebrovascular events
4.  Vascular complications
5.  Myocardial ischemia
6.  Paravalvular leak
7.  Postoperative delirium
8.  Device embolization or clip detachments
9.  Renal failure
10.  Early onset prostatic valve endocarditis