title: Aortic valve replacement using balloon catheter for thoracic endovascular aortic repair to patient with calcified aorta.
abstract: A 79-year-old man was admitted to Samsung Changwon Hospital due to chest pain and dyspnea. The ejection fraction was 31% and mean pressure gradient between the left ventricle and aorta was 69.4 mmHg on echocardiography. Chest computed tomography showed severe calcification of the ascending aorta. Aortic valve replacement was successfully performed using a thoracic endovascular aortic repair balloon catheter without classic aortic cross clamping. The patient was discharged on the eleventh postoperative day.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea.
authors.forename: In Sook
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Joung Hun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Byun
authors.forename: Byung Ha
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: Han Yong
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sang Won
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Yun Gyu
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Song
keywords: Aorta; Aortic valve; Calcification