Transcatheter Valve-in-Valve Implantation for Deteriorated Aortic Bioprosthesis: Initial Clinical Results and Follow-Up in a Series of High-Risk Patients

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
2876701	The Annals of Thoracic Surgery	2012	8 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Our results demonstrate feasibility and safety of the transapical valve-in-valve approach with excellent hemodynamic and clinical results. Decision making in a multidisciplinary setting is mandatory. Further studies with more patients and longer follow-up are needed to identify candidates benefiting from transapical transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation.

Keywords

CRF PCI LVEF AICD PHT STS Crt NYHA AHT PVD automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator TAVI Myocardial infarction Cerebrovascular disease coronary artery disease Peripheral vascular disease COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease coronary artery bypass grafting Society of Thoracic Surgeons CABG standard error of the mean Cardiac resynchronization therapy Diabetes mellitus type 2 CVD body mass index BMI CAD arterial hypertension Atrial fibrillation percutaneous coronary intervention SEM Chronic heart failure Chronic renal failure Pulmonary hypertension Pacemaker transcatheter aortic valve implantation left ventricular ejection fraction New York Heart Association Functional Class