Emergency transapical mitral valve-in-valve implantation for bioprosthesis failure: transapical implantation of an Edwards Sapien-XT in a dysfunctional mitral bioprosthesis in a critical patient

Emergency transapical mitral valve-in-valve implantation for bioprosthesis failure: transapical implantation of an Edwards Sapien-XT in a dysfunctional mitral bioprosthesis in a critical patient

Abstract Background Valve-in-Valve (VIV) Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) is now the treatment of choice in high-surgical-risk patients with failing aortic bioprosthesis. Although less performed, VIV-Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR) is a valid treatment option for selected...

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Main Authors: Marco Zanobini, Sabrina Manganiello, Giorgia Bonalumi, Raoul Biondi, Marco Russo, Massimo Mapelli, Francesco Alamanni, Matteo Saccocci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Mitral valve stenosis
Bioprosthesis
Transcatheter valve implantation
Valve-in-valve
Transapical
Mitral bioprosthesis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-017-0680-7

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