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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in a young heart transplant recipient crossing the traditional boundaries.

Authors :
Ahmad K
Terkelsen CJ
Terp KA
Mathiassen ON
Nørgaard BL
Andersen HR
Poulsen SH
Source :
Journal of thoracic disease [J Thorac Dis] 2016 Aug; Vol. 8 (8), pp. E711-4.
Publication Year :
2016

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.<br />Competing Interests: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2072-1439
Volume :
8
Issue :
8
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of thoracic disease
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
27621906
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.21037/jtd.2016.07.61