title: A case of combined percutaneous transfemoral mitral valvuloplasty and aortic valve implantation.
abstract: We present the case of an 83-year-old man who was admitted with New York Heart Association class III dyspnea and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea. Because of high surgical risk, a percutaneous treatment of both mitral and aortic valvulopathies was planned. This case reports the feasibility of a totally percutaneous approach in combined rheumatic mitral and aortic valve disease for patients with prohibitive surgical risk.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Policlinico Universitario, 2 via Giustiniani, 35128 Padova, Italy. giuseppe.tarantini.1@unipd.it
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tarantini
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gasparetto
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Napodano
authors.forename: Gino
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gerosa
authors.forename: Giambattista
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Isabella
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001021:Aortic Valve; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D001027:Aortography; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome