Balloon valvuloplasty treatment of an infolded CoreValve

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 Feb 15;89(3):499-501. doi: 10.1002/ccd.26265. Epub 2015 Oct 28.

Abstract

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement is an approved treatment for select patients with severe aortic stenosis. A rare complication of self-expanding transcatheter heart valves (THVs) is infolding of the valve stent frame, which results in a malopposed segment, perivalvular aortic insufficiency, and possibly leaflet dysfunction. We report here a successful case of balloon valvuloplasty treatment for severe infolding of a self-expandable THV in the aortic position, restoring stent frame geometry and leaflet function. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Keywords: aortic valve disease; percutaneous intervention; structural heart disease intervention; transcatheter valve implantation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / physiopathology
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / therapy*
  • Aortic Valve* / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Valve* / physiopathology
  • Balloon Valvuloplasty*
  • Cardiac Catheterization / adverse effects
  • Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation*
  • Cardiac Catheterization / methods
  • Female
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis*
  • Humans
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Prosthesis Failure*
  • Radiography, Interventional
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Treatment Outcome