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

Full 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.

Author information

Author/s: Ye, Jian (J); Webb, John G (JG); Cheung, Anson (A); Masson, Jean-Bernard (JB); Carere, Ronald G (RG); Thompson, Christopher R (CR); Munt, Brad (B); Moss, Robert (R); Lichtenstein, Samuel V (SV);

Affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, St Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. jye(-atsign-)providencehealth.bc.ca

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

Journal: The Annals of thoracic surgery (Ann Thorac Surg), published in Netherlands. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Oct; vol 88 (issue 4) : pp 1322-4

Dates: Created 2009/09/21; Completed 2009/10/08;

PMID: 19766829, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 10/8/2009, IMS Date: )

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