Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation for Degenerated 19-mm Aortic Bioprosthetic Valve.
Journal: Circulation Journal : Official Journal Of The Japanese Circulation Society
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Abstract
Background: The valve-in-valve procedure, in which a transcatheter heart valve (THV) is implanted over a prosthetic valve, has been shown to be safe and therapeutically effective, depending on the size of the replacement valve. Methods and
Results: We report 3 cases of successful valve-in-valve procedure to replace a degenerated 19-mm stented prosthetic aortic valve. Balloon-expanding THVs were implanted: 20-mm in the 1st case and 23-mm in the next 2. Aortic stenosis was almost completely resolved in all patients, who recovered promptly and without cardiac adverse events.
Conclusions: Using the valve-in-valve procedure for a 19-mm degenerated bioprosthesis was feasible and safe.
Authors
Kizuku Yamashita, Tomoyuki Fujita, Satsuki Fukushima, Yusuke Shimahara, Yuta Kume, Yorihiko Matsumoto, Naonori Kawamoto, Tatsuro Hitsumoto, Nobuyasu Ito, Yasuhiro Hamatani, Atsushi Okada, Hiroyuki Takahama, Makoto Amaki, Takuya Hasegawa, Yasuo Sugano, Hideaki Kanzaki, Toshihisa Anzai, Satoshi Yasuda, Junjiro Kobayashi
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