| Literature DB >> 27621906 |
Khalil Ahmad1, Christian Juhl Terkelsen2, Kim Allan Terp1, Ole Norling Mathiassen2, Bjarne Linde Nørgaard2, Henning Rud Andersen2, Steen Hvitfeldt Poulsen2.
Abstract
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an established therapeutic alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in high-risk or inoperable patients with symptomatic aortic valve stenosis. Hitherto, TAVI is not recommended in young and low-intermediate risk patients. However, TAVI may also serve as an alternative to SAVR in selected young patients, e.g., patients who have previously undergone multiple cardiac surgery procedures. We report a case of trans-femoral TAVI in a 25-year-old heart transplant (HTx) recipient with prior surgery for congenital heart disease.Entities:
Keywords: Aorta stenosis; heart transplant (HTx); transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)
Year: 2016 PMID: 27621906 PMCID: PMC4999735 DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2016.07.61
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Thorac Dis ISSN: 2072-1439 Impact factor: 2.895