Transcatheter aortic valve insertion catastrophe in inoperable patients: should aortic valve replacement be denied?

J Card Surg. 2013 Jul;28(4):336-8. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12127. Epub 2013 May 15.

Abstract

This paper reports the outcomes of patients initially deemed inoperable for standard aortic valve replacement who received transcatheter aortic valve insertion. Each patient experienced a transcatheter valve insertion complication and was then subsequently reconsidered for urgent standard valve replacement. We review the outcomes of these inoperable patients and discuss recommendations for managing this complication.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aortic Valve / physiopathology
  • Aortic Valve / surgery*
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / physiopathology
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
  • Bioprosthesis
  • Catheterization, Peripheral / methods*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Femoral Artery
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / mortality
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / standards
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Treatment Outcome