Transfemoral aortic valve replacement in failing aortic root homografts

J Card Surg. 2014 May;29(3):333-6. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12277. Epub 2013 Dec 30.

Abstract

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for failing aortic root and valve homografts has been described primarily via a transapical approach. We report the successful treatment of two patients with failing homografts by transfemoral (TF) TAVI. In both cases, TF TAVI was accomplished without technical difficulty and with good clinical outcomes.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Allografts
  • Aortic Valve / surgery*
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery
  • Bioprosthesis
  • Cardiac Catheterization / methods*
  • Femoral Artery*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prosthesis Failure*