TY - JOUR
T1 - Percutaneous Implantation of CoreValve Aortic Prostheses in Patients With a Mechanical Mitral Valve
AU - Bruschi, Giuseppe
AU - De Marco, Federico
AU - Oreglia, Jacopo
AU - Colombo, Paola
AU - Fratto, Pasquale
AU - Lullo, Francesca
AU - Paino, Roberto
AU - Frigerio, Maria
AU - Martinelli, Luigi
AU - Klugmann, Silvio
PY - 2009/11
Y1 - 2009/11
N2 - Concerns exist in the field of transcatheter aortic valve implantation regarding the treatment of patients with mechanical mitral valve for possible interference between the percutaneous aortic valve and the mechanical mitral prosthesis. We report our experience with percutaneous aortic valve implantation in 4 patients with severe aortic stenosis, previously operated on for mitral valve replacement with a mechanical prosthesis. All patients underwent uneventful percutaneous retrograde CoreValve implantation (CoreValve Inc, Irvine, CA). No deformation of the nitinol tubing of the prostheses (ie, neither distortion nor malfunction of the mechanical valve in the mitral position) occurred in any of the patients. All patients are alive and asymptomatic at a mean follow-up of 171 days.
AB - Concerns exist in the field of transcatheter aortic valve implantation regarding the treatment of patients with mechanical mitral valve for possible interference between the percutaneous aortic valve and the mechanical mitral prosthesis. We report our experience with percutaneous aortic valve implantation in 4 patients with severe aortic stenosis, previously operated on for mitral valve replacement with a mechanical prosthesis. All patients underwent uneventful percutaneous retrograde CoreValve implantation (CoreValve Inc, Irvine, CA). No deformation of the nitinol tubing of the prostheses (ie, neither distortion nor malfunction of the mechanical valve in the mitral position) occurred in any of the patients. All patients are alive and asymptomatic at a mean follow-up of 171 days.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.07.028
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.07.028
M3 - Article
C2 - 19853076
AN - SCOPUS:70449698389
VL - 88
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
SN - 0003-4975
IS - 5
ER -