title: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI): first case in Thailand.
abstract: Aortic valve replacement (AVR) is the standard treatment for patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis (AS). However many patients are not offered surgery due to high surgical risk for open AVR. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation has been an alternative to open heart surgery in patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis (AS) who are not suitable for open surgery. The first transcatheter aortic valve implantation in Thailand via the transapical route is described. An 87-year-old woman with symptomatic severe AS, calcified aorta and peripheral arterial disease, who was at high surgical risk, was successfully treated, and had good functional and haemodynamic results at six-months follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. sipya@mahidol.ac.th
authors.forename: Pranya
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sakiyalak
authors.forename: Worawong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Slisatkorn
authors.forename: Suwatchai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pornratanarangsi
authors.forename: Nattawut
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wongpraparut
authors.forename: Decho
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jakrapanichakul
authors.forename: Kasana
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Raksamani
authors.forename: Ungkab
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Prakanrattana
authors.forename: Pansak
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Laksanabunsong
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013785:Thailand