"Valve in valve" implantation of two self-expandable transcatheter aortic valves in a patient with aortic root aneurysm and massive aortic regurgitation: "a new TAVI option"

Gabriele Pesarini; Francesco Bedogni; Flavio Ribichini

doi:10.1002/ccd.25194

"Valve in valve" implantation of two self-expandable transcatheter aortic valves in a patient with aortic root aneurysm and massive aortic regurgitation: "a new TAVI option"

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2014 Apr 1;83(5):836-40. doi: 10.1002/ccd.25194. Epub 2013 Oct 23.

Authors

Gabriele Pesarini¹, Francesco Bedogni, Flavio Ribichini

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Verona Medical School, Verona, Italy.

PMID: 24038951
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.25194

Abstract

Catheter-based treatment of aortic regurgitation (AR) often proves challenging especially due to associated anatomical difficulties. Here, we present a case of CoreValve implantation with a novel use of the valve-in-valve technique to effectively treat severe AR in a patient with repeated cardiac surgery and aneurismatic prosthetic ascending aorta.

Keywords: aorta; hemodynamics; valvular heart disease.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aortic Aneurysm / complications
Aortic Aneurysm / diagnosis
Aortic Aneurysm / physiopathology
Aortic Aneurysm / surgery*
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / complications
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / physiopathology
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / therapy*
Aortography / methods
Blood Vessel Prosthesis
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation* / instrumentation
Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation*
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods
Heart Valve Prosthesis*
Hemodynamics
Humans
Male
Prosthesis Design
Severity of Illness Index
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome