title: Bicuspid Aortic Stenosis Treated With the Repositionable and Retrievable Lotus Valve.
abstract: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for severe aortic stenosis is a well-established and safe therapeutic option. However, data on TAVI in bicuspid aortic valve stenosis are limited and show a higher rate of moderate-severe aortic regurgitation compared with TAVI for tricuspid aortic valve stenosis. We report for the first time, to our knowledge, the use of the mechanically deployed Lotus valve in bicuspid aortic stenosis. In our patient who had severe bicuspid aortic stenosis and was at high surgical risk, the implantation of the repositionable and completely retrievable Lotus valve was a safe and controlled procedure resulting in no relevant aortic regurgitation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seeger
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
authors.forename: Birgid
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gonska
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rodewald
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rottbauer
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany. Electronic address: jochen.woehrle@uniklinik-ulm.de.
authors.forename: Jochen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wöhrle
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D000082882:Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D065467:Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / Q000379:methods*