The rescue snared wire technique for challenging transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation: a case series of two patients.
Francesco CardaioliMauro MassussiLuca Nai FovinoDomenico SiricoBiagio CastaldiPublished in: European heart journal. Case reports (2021)
Various technical pitfalls and tips have been described to facilitate the delivery of the transcatheter Edwards Sapien valve in the pulmonary position. The SWT described by the authors may be a helpful tool to gain supportiveness and stability of the guidewire during the procedure.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve
- pulmonary hypertension
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- aortic stenosis
- mitral valve
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- prognostic factors
- minimally invasive
- heart failure
- coronary artery disease
- atrial fibrillation