Postdilatation ballooning of an Edwards ELITE rapid deployment bioprosthesis for a severe paravalvular leak

Marco Gennari; Piero Trabattoni; Gianluca Polvani; Marco Agrifoglio

doi:10.1111/jocs.12783

Postdilatation ballooning of an Edwards ELITE rapid deployment bioprosthesis for a severe paravalvular leak

J Card Surg. 2016 Aug;31(8):515-6. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12783. Epub 2016 Jun 27.

Authors

Marco Gennari¹, Piero Trabattoni², Gianluca Polvani¹, Marco Agrifoglio¹

Affiliations

¹ Cardiac Surgery Unit II, Department of Cardiovascular Disease, IRCCS Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Milan, Italy.
² Vascular Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiovascular Disease, IRCCS Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Milan, Italy.

PMID: 27346033
DOI: 10.1111/jocs.12783

Abstract

Severe paravalvular leak may be observed following rapid deployment aortic valve implantation. We report an open off-label use of postdilatation ballooning of an Edwards Intuity ELITE aortic prosthesis to manage an intraoperative paravalvular leak.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve / surgery*
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / etiology*
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / surgery
Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnosis
Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
Bioprosthesis*
Echocardiography
Humans
Prosthesis Design
Prosthesis Failure
Reoperation
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / adverse effects*