Transcatheter valve-in-valve aortic valve implantation: 16-month follow-up

Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Oct;88(4):1322-4. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.02.053.

Abstract

Off-pump transcatheter, transapical valve-in-valve aortic valve implantation into a failed surgically implanted aortic valve was successfully performed in an 85-year-old man. He was discharged on postoperative day 5, and remained well at his 16-month follow-up. Echocardiography at 12 months showed normal prosthetic valve function without displacement, recoil, or regurgitation. Transcatheter transapical valve-in-valve aortic valve implantation is feasible and could be a viable approach for selected patients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
  • Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation*
  • Echocardiography
  • Equipment Design
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Time Factors