Human minimally invasive off-pump valve-in-a-valve implantation.
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.
Walther
Thomas
T
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Universität Leipzig, Herzzentrum, Leipzig, Germany. walt@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
Kempfert
Jörg
J
Borger
Michael A
MA
Fassl
Jens
J
Falk
Volkmar
V
Blumenstein
Johannes
J
Dehdashtian
Mark
M
Schuler
Gerhard
G
Mohr
Friedrich W
FW
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