title: TAVI in the case of preexisting mitral prosthesis: tips & tricks and literature review.
abstract: Very limited data exist on transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in the setting of a preexisting mitral prosthesis regarding the technique, potential complications, and outcomes. Here, we report two cases of transfemoral TAVI with a self-expanding bioprosthesis (CoreValve; Medtronic, Inc) in patients who had previously undergone mitral valve replacement (one with an Omniscience and one with a St. Jude prosthesis). A brief literature review is also presented.
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Medical School, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. vavouran@otenet.gr and dvrachatis@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Manolis
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vavuranakis
authors.forename: Dimitrios A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Vrachatis
authors.forename: Maria G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Kariori
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moldovan
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kalogeras
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lavda
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aznaouridis
authors.forename: Christodoulos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stefanadis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods; D065467:Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / Q000379:methods*