An 81-Year-Old Woman Undergoes Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Through Femoral

An 81-year-old woman undergoes transcatheter aortic valve implantation through femoral access.  She was diagnosed with severe calcific aortic stenosis 2 months ago after she began having shortness of breath with mild exertion.  The vascular access is gained without complication, and the transcatheter valve is deployed under fluoroscopic guidance.  The following hemodynamic changes are observed: Which of the following complications should be suspected in this patient?

A) Aortic regurgitation
B) Mitral stenosis
C) Prosthetic valve thrombosis
D) Retroperitoneal bleeding
E) Ventricular septal perforation

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