Management of aortic valve dysfunction after transapical approach using the technique "valve after valve"

Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Sep;92(3):1102-4. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.03.052.

Abstract

We report a case of a 77-year-old patient with severe aortic stenosis who underwent transapical aortic valve implantation with a 23-mm Edwards Sapien valve (Edwards Lifesciences Inc, Irvine CA). This procedure was complicated with the occurrence of an acute regurgitation due to entrapment of one of the leaflets that was successfully managed by valve after valve technique.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Aged
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / etiology
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
  • Humans
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Reoperation / methods*