Successful transapical aortic valve implantation four weeks before 97th birthday

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2009 Jun;8(6):684-6. doi: 10.1510/icvts.2008.201798. Epub 2009 Mar 13.

Abstract

Aortic valve replacement (AVR) is currently the treatment of choice in patients with symptomatic aortic stenosis, but transcatheter off-pump aortic valve implantation is a novel and emerging technique, which might be performed more frequently in the near future and may be a less invasive alternative to conventional AVR in selected high-risk patients. Up to date, the preoperative patient selection is debated and potential candidates for these new techniques are widely discussed. We report a successful transapical aortic valve implantation performed in a 96-year-old woman demonstrating the potential of the novel technique as an alternative treatment option in old and multimorbid patients at high risk for conventional AVR.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
  • Aortography / methods
  • Bioprosthesis
  • Cardiac Catheterization* / instrumentation
  • Female
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
  • Humans
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
  • Radiography, Interventional
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome