Transcatheter valve-in-valve aortic valve implantation: 16-month follow-up.

Ye, Jian; Webb, John G; Cheung, Anson; Masson, Jean-Bernard; Carere, Ronald G; Thompson, Christopher R; Munt, Brad; Moss, Robert et al. · Ann Thorac Surg · 2009

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Off-pump transcatheter, transapical valve-in-valve aortic valve implantation into a failed surgically implanted aortic valve was successfully performed in an 85-year-old man. He was discharged on postoperative day 5, and remained well at his 16-month follow-up. Echocardiography at 12 months showed normal prosthetic valve function without displacement, recoil, or regurgitation. Transcatheter transapical valve-in-valve aortic valve implantation is feasible and could be a viable approach for selected patients.

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