Transcatheter aortic valve implantation under conscious sedation - the first Indian experience

Syed Maqbool; Vijay Kumar; Vishal Rastogi; Ashok Seth

doi:10.1016/j.ihj.2014.02.004

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation under conscious sedation - the first Indian experience

Indian Heart J. 2014 Mar-Apr;66(2):208-10. doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2014.02.004. Epub 2014 Mar 2.

Authors

Syed Maqbool¹, Vijay Kumar², Vishal Rastogi², Ashok Seth²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, India. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Cardiology, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, India.

Abstract

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is maturing strongly as an alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in patients who are inoperable/high risk for open heart surgery. General anesthesia (GA) is the usual mode of anesthesia in these patients, but local anesthesia with conscious sedation (LACS) has recently been described as a safe alternative with some added advantages. We report 2 cases who were unfit for GA and were done successfully under LACS.

Keywords: LACS; SAVR; TAVI.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

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Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnostic imaging*
Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
Conscious Sedation / methods*
Echocardiography, Doppler
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
India
Length of Stay
Male
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / methods
Operative Time
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / methods*
Treatment Outcome