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How should I treat severe symptomatic aortic stenosis with transcatheter aortic valve implantation in a patient with right aortic arch?

How should I treat severe symptomatic aortic stenosis with transcatheter aortic valve implantation in a patient with right aortic arch?

Authors :
Sergio Mondillo
Flavio D'Ascenzi
Julia Baron
Innocenzo Scrocca
Emanuele Meliga
Andrea Torrisi
Mauro De Benedictis
Alessandro Iadanza
Carlo Pierli
Giuseppe Sinicropi
Valerio Zacà
Derek Chin
Giovanni Sorropago
Jan Kovac
Source :
EuroIntervention : journal of EuroPCR in collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology. 10(1)
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

Background An 84-year-old man suffering from dyspnoea on mild exertion and a 10-year history of mitral valve replacement with a mechanical prosthesis presented to our department. The patient had an isolated right aortic arch. Investigation Transthoracic echocardiography demonstrated severe LV systolic dysfunction (EF 25%), good function of the previously implanted mechanical prosthesis and severe aortic stenosis. Multislice computed tomography confirmed the presence of an isolated right aortic arch with mirror-image branching. Diagnosis Severe symptomatic aortic stenosis in a patient with right aortic arch at high risk for surgical reintervention. Management Transcatheter aortic valve implantation using conventional delivery system.

Details

ISSN :
19696213
Volume :
10
Issue :
1
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
EuroIntervention : journal of EuroPCR in collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....32df76b92d843bb460a9d6aee52c788a