title: Percutaneous aortic valve implantation in bicuspid aortic valve: A case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) was known as an alternative technique for treatment of severe aortic stenosis (AS). This technique is controversial in bicuspid aortic valve (BAV). Here, we report TAVI for severe AS in a BAV setting in a patient with serious lung disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 68-year-old woman with a history of coronary artery bypass graft, BAV and severe AS, asthma, who had repeatedly denied any suggestion for open heart surgery, was our volunteer candidate for TAVI. The peak and mean pressure gradient decreased from 53 and 43 mm Hg to 13and 6 mm Hg respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  TAVI could be a viable option for highly selected patients with AS and BAV who have a prohibitive risk for open heart surgery.
authors.affiliation: Tehran Heart Center AND Department of Interventional Cardiology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Seyed Ebrahim
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Kassaian
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Mostafa Khomaini Hospital, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Faramarz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fallahi
authors.affiliation: Tehran Heart Center AND Department of Cardiac Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mahmood
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shirzad
authors.affiliation: Tehran Heart Center AND Department of Echocardiography, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sahebjam
authors.affiliation: Tehran Heart Center AND Department of Echocardiography, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mojtaba
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salarifar
keywords: Aortic Stenosis; Bicuspid Aortic Valve; Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation