Successful Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in a Patient with Double Aortic Arch: An Interesting Imaging Case

Raj D Patel; Harshavardhan R Ghadiam; Anjali R Desai; Puja Patel; Varun Vanka; Sudhir Mungee

doi:10.1159/000509930

Successful Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in a Patient with Double Aortic Arch: An Interesting Imaging Case

Cardiology. 2021;146(1):85-87. doi: 10.1159/000509930. Epub 2020 Sep 21.

Authors

Raj D Patel¹, Harshavardhan R Ghadiam², Anjali R Desai³, Puja Patel³, Varun Vanka³, Sudhir Mungee²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA, raj.dinesh.patel1@gmail.com.
² Department of Cardiology, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA.

PMID: 32957102
DOI: 10.1159/000509930

Abstract

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has become a mainstay of treatment in the management of severe aortic stenosis. It is a challenging procedure that requires expertise in obtaining proper access, delivery of catheters to and beyond the aortic valve, and finally accurate deployment of the aortic bioprosthesis. Patients with aortic anomalies portend an added challenge in performing TAVR procedures. We present the case of a patient incidentally found to have a right dominant double aortic arch who underwent successful TAVR for severe aortic stenosis.

Keywords: Double aortic arch; Severe aortic stenosis; Transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aortic Valve / surgery
Aortic Valve Stenosis* / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve Stenosis* / surgery
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation*
Heart Valve Prosthesis*
Humans
Severity of Illness Index
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement*
Treatment Outcome
Vascular Ring*