Lithotripsy-Assisted Aortic Valvuloplasty During TAVR

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2019 Aug 12;12(15):e131-e132. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2019.05.018. Epub 2019 Jul 17.

Authors

Gennaro Sardella¹, Nicolò Salvi², Emanuele Bruno², Riccardo Colantonio², Massimo Mancone²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Nephrological, Anaesthetic and Geriatric Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: rino.sardella@uniroma1.it.
² Department of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Nephrological, Anaesthetic and Geriatric Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 31326428
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2019.05.018

No abstract available

Keywords: TAVR; aortic valvuloplasty; lithotripsy.

Publication types

Case Reports
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve / physiopathology
Aortic Valve / surgery*
Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve Stenosis / physiopathology
Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
Balloon Valvuloplasty*
Female
Humans
Lithotripsy*
Male
Severity of Illness Index
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement*
Treatment Outcome