It was reported a stroke occurred.The patients medical history was significant for stroke.Heparin was given to the patient before the procedure.Several times during the procedure, the patients blood pressure dropped into the 40s.The patient was given chest compressions to bring up the blood pressure.There were no issues with deploying or removing the sentinel device.The physician thought that the procedure was done and removed the sentinel device.The physician then proceeded to perform a post-dilatation on the implanted valve without the sentinel device deployed.72 hours after the procedure, the patient had an ischemic stroke, located on the right side.The patient experienced temporary paralysis.Thrombolytics were given to treat the stroke and the patient regained movement after two hours.The patient is now fine.
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