Surgical mitral valve replacement using direct implantation of Sapien 3 valve in a patients with severe mitral annular calcification without adjunctive techniques, a case report.

Turki B AlbackerBakir BakirAhmed EldemerdashFayez ElshaerHanan AlbackerMurtadha AlawamiTariq Kashour

Published in: Journal of cardiothoracic surgery (2020)

Direct open surgical implantation of Sapien 3 valve can be implanted safely in patients with severe MAC, without predilatation and without the use of other adjunctive techniques like fixation sutures or patches.

Keyphrases

mitral valve
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
left atrial
transcatheter aortic valve implantation
minimally invasive
left ventricular
aortic stenosis
aortic valve
early onset
chronic kidney disease
heart failure
drug induced
coronary artery disease
atrial fibrillation