Preventive left main and right coronary artery stenting to avoid coronary ostia occlusion in high-risk stentless valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2017 Jul 1;25(1):147-149. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivx068.

Abstract

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation is becoming an attractive and promising alternative to redo surgery for aortic bioprosthetic valves degeneration, especially in high-risk patients. However, valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve implantation itself carries some procedural risks and potential challenges that interventionists must be aware of. An accurate preprocedural planning is fundamental for the prevention of potentially fatal complications. This case describes a novel strategy of simultaneous right and left coronary artery stenting preventing bilateral coronary obstruction in a patient with a stentless surgical aortic valve and extremely low origin of the 2 coronary arteries.

Keywords: Coronary obstruction; Transcatheter aortic valve implantation; Valve-in-valve.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Angiography
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnosis
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
  • Bioprosthesis / adverse effects
  • Coronary Occlusion / diagnosis
  • Coronary Occlusion / etiology
  • Coronary Occlusion / prevention & control*
  • Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Vessels / surgery*
  • Drug-Eluting Stents*
  • Female
  • Fluoroscopy
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / methods*
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology
  • Postoperative Complications / prevention & control
  • Risk Factors
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / adverse effects*