title: Percutaneous SAPIEN S3 Transcatheter Valve Implantation for Post-Left Ventricular Assist Device Aortic Regurgitation.
abstract: Aortic regurgitation was found to develop in a considerable share of patients supported with continuous flow left ventricular assist devices (LVADs). The resulting circulatory loop renders LVAD operation inefficient so that symptoms of heart failure develop in spite of high LVAD flows. In patients with a high reoperative risk, transcatheter aortic valve implantation may be considered as an alternative to reoperative valve surgical procedures. We report a case of percutaneous transcatheter aortic valve implantation using the SAPIEN S3 (Edwards Lifesciences, Inc, Irvine, CA) valve for post-LVAD aortic regurgitation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany. Electronic address: angela.kornberger@kgu.de.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kornberger
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Andres
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beiras-Fernandez
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fichtlscherer
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Birgit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Assmus
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Anton
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moritz
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Ulrich A
authors.initials: UA
authors.lastname: Stock
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged