Urgent transcatheter aortic valve replacement for severe aortic valve stenosis with acute decompensated heart failure: report of a case

Surg Today. 2015 Jul;45(7):911-4. doi: 10.1007/s00595-014-1059-1. Epub 2014 Oct 31.

Abstract

Recent evidence suggests that transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is feasible for treating severe aortic valve stenosis (AS) in patients who are considered high risk for elective surgery. However, it is still unclear whether TAVR is a better option than surgical aortic valve replacement for severe AS with acute decompensated heart failure. We report a case of severe AS with acute heart failure, which was treated successfully by urgent TAVR, with cardiopulmonary support.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / complications
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
  • Emergencies
  • Female
  • Heart Failure / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / methods*