Is timing everything? Bioprosthetic valve fracture in valve-in-valve TAVR

J Card Surg. 2020 Nov;35(11):3242-3243. doi: 10.1111/jocs.14979. Epub 2020 Aug 25.

Abstract

We present a challenging case of early bioprosthetic valve degeneration following valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement and bioprosthetic valve fracture.

Keywords: transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR); valve repair/replacement; valve-in-valve TAVR.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / etiology*
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
  • Bioprosthesis / adverse effects*
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prosthesis Failure / adverse effects*
  • Reoperation
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Time Factors
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / adverse effects*
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / methods*
  • Treatment Outcome