Repeated transapical TAVI for the treatment of a degenerated bioprosthetic valve

Hellenic J Cardiol. 2018 Jan-Feb;59(1):40-42. doi: 10.1016/j.hjc.2017.06.004. Epub 2017 Aug 11.

Authors

Christos Eftychiou¹, Chrysostomos Kokkinos², Erotokritos Evangelakis², Saverios Houri³, Krikor Simamonian⁴, Vassilios Yiannikourides⁴, Michalis Maimaris², Mauro Cassese⁵

Affiliations

¹ Cardiology Department, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus. Electronic address: chr6eft@gmail.com.
² Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus.
³ Anaesthesiology Department, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus.
⁴ Cardiology Department, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus.
⁵ Cardiovascular Surgery, Clinica Santa Maria, Bari, Italy.

PMID: 28803988
DOI: 10.1016/j.hjc.2017.06.004

No abstract available

Keywords: Bioprosthetic valve degeneration; TAVI; Transapical TAVI.

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MeSH terms

Aged
Angiography
Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging*
Aortic Valve / surgery
Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnosis
Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
Atrial Appendage
Bioprosthesis / adverse effects*
Female
Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects*
Humans
Prosthesis Failure
Reoperation
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / methods*