title: Successful transapical aortic valve implantation in a congenital bicuspid aortic valve.
abstract: Transcatheter stent-valve implantation in stenosed congenital bicuspid aortic valves is under debate. Heavily calcified elliptic bicuspid valves represent a contraindication to catheter-based valve therapies because of a risk of stent-valve displacement, distortion, or malfunctioning after the implantation. In this case report we illustrate our experience with a patient suffering from stenosed congenital bicuspid aortic valve who successfully underwent a transapical 26-mm Edwards Sapien stent-valve (Edwards Lifesciences Inc, Irvine, CA) implantation. Postoperative distortion, malfunctioning, and paravalvular leaks were not detected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardio-Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland. enricoferrari@bluewin.ch
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Locca
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sulzer
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marcucci
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rizzo
authors.forename: Piergiorgio
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tozzi
authors.forename: Ludwig K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: von Segesser
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged