Successful use of the loop snare technique for crossing a degenerated surgical valve with the Evolut-R system.

Toru NaganumaHiroyoshi KawamotoHirokazu OnishiSunao Nakamura

Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2019)

We first report the case highlighting a loop snare wire technique may be a useful percutaneous treatment option when faced with difficulty crossing the Evolut-R system into a surgical valve due to interference between the two prostheses, especially in cases with a very horizontal aorta.

Keyphrases

aortic valve
transcatheter aortic valve implantation
aortic stenosis
mitral valve
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
transcription factor
pulmonary artery
coronary artery disease
heart failure
coronary artery
replacement therapy