Bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement 12 years after percutaneous aortic valvuloplasty in a young female adult with hope of pregnancy.
METHODS
A 26-year-old woman who had congenital aortic valve stenosis presented with exertional dyspnea. She had undergone percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty 12 years previously at the age of 14. When she was 20 years old, she delivered a neonate by elective cesarean section at the 31st week of gestation because the mean pressure between the left ventricle and the ascending aorta was 52 mmHg.


RESULTS
She successfully underwent aortic valve replacement with a bioprosthetic valve combined with replacement of the ascending aorta in order to make the next pregnancy possible.


CONCLUSIONS
The long-term prognosis of percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty might be acceptable for some patients, even though this procedure is associated with the possibility of secondary interventions.
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery Jichi Medical University Shimotsuke Tochigi Japan.
Hirohiko
H
Akutsu
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery Jichi Medical University Shimotsuke Tochigi Japan.
Yuichiro
Y
Kaminishi
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery Jichi Medical University Shimotsuke Tochigi Japan.
Soki
S
Kurumisawa
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery Jichi Medical University Shimotsuke Tochigi Japan.
Yoshio
Y
Misawa
Aortic valve replacement; balloon aortic valvuloplasty; bicuspid aortic valve; congenital aortic valve stenosis; prosthetic valve