Aortic valve-sparing procedure-a durable choice in liver transplantation recipient.
Andrea De MartinoStefano PrataliPaola CarraiStefania PetruccelliPaolo De SimoneUberto BortolottiPublished in: General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (2020)
A 44-year old man with aortic regurgitation and aneurysm of the ascending aorta underwent an aortic valve-sparing procedure as a durable treatment before liver transplantation. Since patients with chronic liver failure are at high risk of hemorrhagic complications at time of major surgery, while management of warfarin administration may still represent a concern, the choice of a cardiac procedure which avoids any anticoagulant treatment appeared justified.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- aortic valve replacement
- aortic stenosis
- minimally invasive
- liver failure
- atrial fibrillation
- venous thromboembolism
- hepatitis b virus
- coronary artery
- left ventricular
- risk factors
- pulmonary artery
- heart failure
- combination therapy
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- coronary artery bypass
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- replacement therapy