Balloon valvuloplasty treatment of an infolded CoreValve.
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement is an approved treatment for select patients with severe aortic stenosis. A rare complication of self-expanding transcatheter heart valves (THVs) is infolding of the valve stent frame, which results in a malopposed segment, perivalvular aortic insufficiency, and possibly leaflet dysfunction. We report here a successful case of balloon valvuloplasty treatment for severe infolding of a self-expandable THV in the aortic position, restoring stent frame geometry and leaflet function. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Department of Medicine, Greenberg Division of Cardiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell, New York, New York.
Ryan K
RK
Kaple
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell, New York, New York.
Arash
A
Salemi
Department of Medicine, Greenberg Division of Cardiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell, New York, New York.
S Chiu
SC
Wong
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D063126:Balloon Valvuloplasty; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
aortic valve disease; percutaneous intervention; structural heart disease intervention; transcatheter valve implantation