A hybrid surgical transcatheter strategy for treating severe para-right atrioventricular valvular regurgitation in a patient with left atrial isomerism

J Interv Cardiol. 2007 Dec;20(6):555-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8183.2007.00290.x.

Abstract

Paravalvular leaks are a recognized complication of valve replacement surgery. We report a 47-year-old man with left atrial isomerism, interrupted left sided inferior caval vein with unilateral left sided superior caval vein, a common atrium, and anomalous pulmonary venous connection to the coronary sinus, who had recurrent severe para-right atrioventricular (AV) regurgitation with gross right heart failure following tricuspid valve (TCV) replacement. He underwent a hybrid surgery-transcatheter treatment strategy in the cardiac catheterization laboratory, which led to significant improvement in hemodynamics and symptoms. This to our knowledge is the first reported case of a minimally invasive approach to para-right sided AV valve regurgitation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abnormalities, Multiple / surgery*
  • Ascites / epidemiology
  • Cardiac Catheterization / methods*
  • Comorbidity
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Fibrosis / epidemiology
  • Heart Atria / abnormalities*
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / epidemiology*
  • Heart Valve Diseases / congenital
  • Heart Valve Diseases / epidemiology
  • Heart Valve Diseases / surgery*
  • Heart Valves / abnormalities*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardium / pathology
  • Vena Cava, Inferior / abnormalities