1. Valve Implantation on the Beating Heart: Catheter-Assisted Surgery for Aortic Stenosis.
- Author
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Bleiziffer, Sabine, Ruge, Hendrik, Mazzitelli, Domenico, Schreiber, Christian, Hutter, Andrea, Krane, Markus, Bauernschmitt, Robert, Lange, Rüdiger, and Taub, Ethan
- Subjects
AORTIC valve surgery ,AORTIC stenosis ,CATHETERS ,DRUG delivery devices ,AORTIC valve diseases ,PROSTHETIC heart valves ,POSTOPERATIVE care ,OPERATIVE surgery ,PATIENTS ,CHARTS, diagrams, etc. - Abstract
The article focuses on the catheter-assisted surgery for aortic stenosis. The surgery is performed on the beating heart for aortic valve implantation without the use of a heart-lung machine. It discusses various techniques currently used at the German Heart Center, Munich, Germany, for transcatheter aortic valve implantations on 152 patients. Two types of aortic valve prosthesis are being used, the Edwards-Sapien prosthesis and the CoreValve prosthesis. An overview of the postoperative care and follow-up period of up to six months is offered. Results indicate that 150 of the 152 attempted transcatheter valve implantations were successfully completed. Four patients exhibited cardiac depression intraoperatively. A table on preoperative patient characteristics is also presented.
- Published
- 2009