title: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in a lung transplant recipient.
abstract: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation is a feasible therapeutic option for selected patients with severe aortic stenosis and high or prohibitive risk for standard surgery. Lung transplant recipients are often considered high-risk patients for heart surgery because of their specific transplant-associated characteristics and comorbidities. We report a case of successful transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement in a lung transplant recipient with a symptomatic severe aortic stenosis, severe left ventricular dysfunction, and end-stage renal failure 9 years after bilateral lung transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; Academic Department of Sleep and Breathing, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: a.brill@rbht.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: Anne-Kathrin
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Brill
authors.affiliation: Cardiology, Cardiovascular Department, University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Steffen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gloekler
authors.affiliation: Service de Pneumologie et Centre Transplantation, University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: John-David
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Aubert
authors.affiliation: Cardiology, Cardiovascular Department, University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Peter M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Wenaweser
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Geiser
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged