title: Improved quality of life two-years post Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for a regurgitant aortic homograft.
abstract: The limited durability of prosthetic cardiac valves together with an aging population will present ongoing management challenges. This paper describes the case of an 82 year-old male with symptomatic severe regurgitation in an aortic homograft which remains successfully treated with Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) at two-year follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia.
authors.forename: Anthony L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Putrino
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Best
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia. Electronic address: gstyong@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yong
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D064591:Allografts; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000637:transplantation*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life
keywords: Aortic regurgitation; Aortic valve replacement; Homograft; TAVR; Valve-in-valve