title: Bridge to long-term mechanical circulatory support with a left ventricular assist device: novel use of transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
abstract: We describe the use of transcatheter aortic valve replacement to allow for bridging to a left ventricular assist device in a patient with end-stage heart failure, secondary to nonischemic cardiomyopathy and severe bioprosthetic aortic valve regurgitation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. Electronic address: asvin.ganapathi@duke.edu.
authors.forename: Asvin M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ganapathi
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Sameer A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Hirji
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Chetan B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Jeffrey G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Gaca
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Jacob N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Schroder
mesh_terms: D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D054143:Heart Failure, Systolic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000601:surgery; D013318:Stroke Volume; D065467:Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome