title: Transcatheter aortic valve insertion catastrophe in inoperable patients: should aortic valve replacement be denied?
abstract: This paper reports the outcomes of patients initially deemed inoperable for standard aortic valve replacement who received transcatheter aortic valve insertion. Each patient experienced a transcatheter valve insertion complication and was then subsequently reconsidered for urgent standard valve replacement. We review the outcomes of these inoperable patients and discuss recommendations for managing this complication.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA. greason.kevin@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Kevin L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Greason
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Bresnahan
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sorajja
authors.forename: Rakesh M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Suri
authors.forename: Charanjit S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Rihal
authors.forename: Verghese
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mathew
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000379:methods*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome