[Severe aortic stenosis successfully treated with percutaneous aortic valve implantation].
Patients with severe calcific aortic stenosis are occasionally not amenable to surgery because of advanced age or severe co-morbidities. Percutaneous aortic valve dilation is used but has only limited time relief. While preclinical evidence on percutaneous aortic valve replacement seems promising, only very limited clinical data are available worldwide. We hereby present the first case of percutaneous aortic valve replacement successfully performed in Italy in a 74-year-old high-risk female. This case emphasizes the technical challenges inherent to this procedure and its promising role in selected very high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis, notwithstanding the early and long-term risk of adverse events.
Colombo
Antonio
A
UO di Emodinamica e Cardiologia Interventistica, Ospedale San Raffaele, Milano. segreteria.emodinamica@hsr.it
Bianconi
Leopoldo
L
Montorfano
Matteo
M
Michev
Iassen
I
Biondi-Zoccai
Giuseppe G L
GG
Airoldi
Flavio
F
Maisano
Francesco
F
Bignami
Elena
E
Bellanca
Raimondo
R
Caloro
Assunta
A
Granatelli
Antonino
A
Sangiorgi
Giuseppe M
GM
D000368:Aged; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome