title: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in a 54-year-old patient with aggressive HIV.
abstract: We report a case of a 54-year-old patient who was denied surgical replacement for severe aortic stenosis because of complicated acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and who successfully underwent transcatheter aortic valve implantation at our institution.
authors.affiliation: Stefano Salizzoni, Mauro Rinaldi, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Città della Salute e della Scienza, 10126 Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Salizzoni
authors.affiliation: Stefano Salizzoni, Mauro Rinaldi, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Città della Salute e della Scienza, 10126 Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: D'Ascenzo
authors.affiliation: Stefano Salizzoni, Mauro Rinaldi, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Città della Salute e della Scienza, 10126 Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moretti
authors.affiliation: Stefano Salizzoni, Mauro Rinaldi, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Città della Salute e della Scienza, 10126 Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bonora
authors.affiliation: Stefano Salizzoni, Mauro Rinaldi, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Città della Salute e della Scienza, 10126 Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Calcagno
authors.affiliation: Stefano Salizzoni, Mauro Rinaldi, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Città della Salute e della Scienza, 10126 Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: Pierluigi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Omedè
authors.affiliation: Stefano Salizzoni, Mauro Rinaldi, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Città della Salute e della Scienza, 10126 Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Montrucchio
authors.affiliation: Stefano Salizzoni, Mauro Rinaldi, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Città della Salute e della Scienza, 10126 Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cerrato
authors.affiliation: Stefano Salizzoni, Mauro Rinaldi, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Città della Salute e della Scienza, 10126 Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Colaci
authors.affiliation: Stefano Salizzoni, Mauro Rinaldi, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Città della Salute e della Scienza, 10126 Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: Imad
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sheiban
authors.affiliation: Stefano Salizzoni, Mauro Rinaldi, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Città della Salute e della Scienza, 10126 Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: Sebastiano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marra
authors.affiliation: Stefano Salizzoni, Mauro Rinaldi, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Città della Salute e della Scienza, 10126 Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rinaldi
authors.affiliation: Stefano Salizzoni, Mauro Rinaldi, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Città della Salute e della Scienza, 10126 Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: Fiorenzo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gaita
keywords: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Heart team; Periprocedural complications; Severe aortic stenosis; Transcatheter aortic valve implantation
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