title: "Valve in valve" implantation of two self-expandable transcatheter aortic valves in a patient with aortic root aneurysm and massive aortic regurgitation: "a new TAVI option".
abstract: Catheter-based treatment of aortic regurgitation (AR) often proves challenging especially due to associated anatomical difficulties. Here, we present a case of CoreValve implantation with a novel use of the valve-in-valve technique to effectively treat severe AR in a patient with repeated cardiac surgery and aneurismatic prosthetic ascending aorta.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Verona Medical School, Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pesarini
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bedogni
authors.forename: Flavio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ribichini
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: aorta; hemodynamics; valvular heart disease