title: Human minimally invasive off-pump valve-in-a-valve implantation.
abstract: Reoperative heart valve replacement for degenerated xenografts is associated with an increased surgical risk. We used our experience with transcatheter transapical aortic valve implantation to perform a transapical off-pump aortic valve-in-a-valve implantation. Hemodynamic function was excellent and the patient had a fast and uneventful recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Universität Leipzig, Herzzentrum, Leipzig, Germany. walt@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Walther
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kempfert
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Borger
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fassl
authors.forename: Volkmar
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Falk
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blumenstein
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dehdashtian
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schuler
authors.forename: Friedrich W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Mohr
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001021:Aortic Valve; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012086:Reoperation