title: In the era of the valve-in-valve: is transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in sutureless valves feasible?
abstract: Sutureless aortic valve implantation has emerged as an innovative alternative for treatment of aortic stenosis. By avoiding the placement of sutures, this approach aims to improve surgical outcomes by facilitating less traumatic minimally invasive approaches and reducing cross-clamp and cardiopulmonary bypass duration. However, the absence of sutures may have detrimental effects after sutureless interventions, including paravalvular leakages, valve dislocation, and stent-infolding. Transcatheter aortic valve-in-valve implantation (A-ViV) is emerging as a valuable procedure in patients with dysfunctioning biological aortic valves who are deemed inoperable with conventional surgery. Here we present the first-in-man case of trans-femoral implant of a balloon expandable aortic valve in a leaking sutureless self-expandable valve.
authors: 1 Department of Cardiac Surgery, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy ; 2 The Collaborative Research (CORE) Group, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia ; 3 Institute of Cardiology, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors: Marco
authors: M
authors: Di Eusanio
authors: 1 Department of Cardiac Surgery, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy ; 2 The Collaborative Research (CORE) Group, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia ; 3 Institute of Cardiology, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors: Francesco
authors: F
authors: Saia
authors: 1 Department of Cardiac Surgery, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy ; 2 The Collaborative Research (CORE) Group, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia ; 3 Institute of Cardiology, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors: Giovanni
authors: G
authors: Pellicciari
authors: 1 Department of Cardiac Surgery, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy ; 2 The Collaborative Research (CORE) Group, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia ; 3 Institute of Cardiology, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors: Kevin
authors: K
authors: Phan
authors: 1 Department of Cardiac Surgery, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy ; 2 The Collaborative Research (CORE) Group, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia ; 3 Institute of Cardiology, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors: Marinella
authors: M
authors: Ferlito
authors: 1 Department of Cardiac Surgery, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy ; 2 The Collaborative Research (CORE) Group, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia ; 3 Institute of Cardiology, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors: Gianni
authors: G
authors: Dall'Ara
authors: 1 Department of Cardiac Surgery, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy ; 2 The Collaborative Research (CORE) Group, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia ; 3 Institute of Cardiology, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors: Roberto
authors: R
authors: Di Bartolomeo
authors: 1 Department of Cardiac Surgery, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy ; 2 The Collaborative Research (CORE) Group, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia ; 3 Institute of Cardiology, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors: Antonio
authors: A
authors: Marzocchi
keywords: Sutureless; aortic valve; minimally invasive; transcatheter; transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)