Retrograde aortic valve crossing of the CoreValve prosthesis using the buddy balloon technique

Stephane Noble; Marco Roffi

doi:10.1002/ccd.25215

Retrograde aortic valve crossing of the CoreValve prosthesis using the buddy balloon technique

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2014 Nov 15;84(6):897-9. doi: 10.1002/ccd.25215. Epub 2013 Oct 24.

Authors

Stephane Noble¹, Marco Roffi

Affiliation

¹ Cardiology Division, Department of Medical Specialties, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.

PMID: 24115674
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.25215

Abstract

In rare cases, retrograde aortic valve crossing during transcatheter aortic valve implantation may be challenging despite improvements in delivery catheter profile, size, and steerability compared with the first generation devices. Herein, we report a case of challenging transfemoral Medtronic CoreValve placement that was possible, thanks to the buddy balloon technique, using a peripheral 6-F compatible balloon.

Keywords: buddy balloon technique; horizontal aorta; transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnosis
Aortic Valve Stenosis / physiopathology
Aortic Valve Stenosis / therapy*
Aortic Valve* / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve* / physiopathology
Aortography / methods
Balloon Valvuloplasty* / instrumentation
Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation*
Cardiac Catheters
Femoral Artery / diagnostic imaging
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
Heart Valve Prosthesis*
Humans
Male
Multidetector Computed Tomography
Prosthesis Design
Radiography, Interventional
Severity of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome