Severe Valvular Regurgitation: An Unexpected Complication During Transapical Aortic Valve Implantation Treated Successfully with the “Valve-in-Valve” Procedure

Severe Valvular Regurgitation: An Unexpected Complication During Transapical Aortic Valve Implantation Treated Successfully with the “Valve-in-Valve” Procedure

Severe symptomatic aortic stenosis (AS) in a multimorbid 77 year old female was treated with transapical aortic valve implantation with a 23 mm Edwards Sapien valve. Severe valvular regurgitation following implantation, probably due to structural valve failure, was treated successfully with a second...

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Main Authors: Ali Erdoğan, Mehmet Bilgin, Ridvan Chasan, Ethem Kavukcu, Kamil Mehmet Burgazlı
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2012-12-01
Series:Balkan Medical Journal
Subjects:
TAVI
aortic regurgitation
complication
Online Access:http://www.balkanmedicaljournal.org/text.php3?id=919

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