A challenging case of transcatheter aortic valve implantation under left main coronary artery protection

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmet Cagri Aykan ◽  
Tayyar Gokdeniz ◽  
Mustafa Tarik Agac ◽  
Sukru Celik
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Aortic Valve ◽  
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation ◽  
Left Main Coronary Artery ◽  
Left Main ◽  
Transcatheter Aortic Valve ◽  
Aortic Valve Implantation ◽  
Valve Implantation

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation into a Stentless Prosthetic Valve with a Low Position of the Left Main Coronary Artery

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 268
Author(s):  
Giuseppe D'Ancona ◽  
Miralem Pasic ◽  
Stephan Dreysse ◽  
Thorsten Drews ◽  
Semih Buz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aortic Valve ◽  
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation ◽  
Left Main Coronary Artery ◽  
High Risk Patient ◽  
Valve Surgery ◽  
Aortic Valve Surgery ◽  
Left Main ◽  
Transcatheter Aortic Valve ◽  
Aortic Valve Implantation ◽  
Valve Implantation

Recently during a transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), we were faced with a problem that seemed to be untreatable by TAVI. It was difficult to decide whether to perform atypical TAVI or to convert to conventional redo aortic valve surgery in an extremely high-risk patient with a degenerated stentless aortic bioprosthesis.

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