New anatomically oriented transapical aortic valve implantation.
Transapical aortic valve implantation has become a routine procedure to treat high-risk patients in some centers. To facilitate optimal positioning, a new self-centering valve design with anatomic orientation of the commissures has been developed. This self-expanding nitinol stent-based valve has 3 support arms that are placed within the aortic sinuses. Here we report implantation of this new valve in a patient. The valve demonstrated excellent function with a low transvalvular gradient.
Falk
Volkmar
V
Klinik für Herzchirurgie, Universität Leipzig, Herzzentrum, Leipzig, Germany. falv@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
Schwammenthal
Ehud E
EE
Kempfert
Jörg
J
Linke
Axel
A
Schuler
Gerhard
G
Mohr
Friedrich W
FW
Walther
Thomas
T
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design