Balloon Valvuloplasty for Evolut R Infolding: Useful Transesophageal Echocardiographic Monitoring for Diagnosis and Efficacy

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2018 Sep 10;11(17):e135-e136. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2018.06.009. Epub 2018 Aug 15.

Authors

Akihisa Kataoka¹, Yusuke Watanabe², Fukuko Nagura², Ryuta Okabe², Hideyuki Kawashima², Makoto Nakashima², Tomohiro Imazuru³, Ken Kozuma²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
³ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 30121279
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2018.06.009

No abstract available

Keywords: Evolut R; balloon valvuloplasty; infolding; transesophageal echocardiography.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging*
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / etiology
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / physiopathology
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / therapy
Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
Balloon Valvuloplasty
Echocardiography, Transesophageal*
Heart Valve Prosthesis*
Humans
Hypotension / etiology
Hypotension / physiopathology
Male
Predictive Value of Tests
Prosthesis Design
Prosthesis Failure*
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / adverse effects
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / instrumentation*