Transapical Transcatheter Mitral Valve-in-Valve Implantation Using an Edwards SAPIEN 3 Valve

Heart Lung Circ. 2017 Apr;26(4):e19-e21. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2016.05.111. Epub 2016 Jun 21.

Abstract

We describe a successful transcatheter, transapical mitral valve implant within a failed mitral bioprosthesis (valve-in-valve) in a symptomatic 86-year-old patient with prohibitive surgical risks, using the new Sapien 3 balloon-expandable valve. Post-deployment echocardiographic profile of the valve-in-valve was satisfactory and the patient was discharged from hospital uneventfully. This is the first reported case of the Sapien 3 valve used in the mitral valve-in-valve setting.

Keywords: Mitral valve; Transapical; Transcatheter valve; Valve-in-valve.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Female
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
  • Humans
  • Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging
  • Mitral Valve / surgery*
  • Prosthesis Failure*