Aortic root replacement for bicuspid aortopathy following heart transplantation.
Elizabeth H StephensShinichi FukuharaRobert C NeelyHiroo TakayamaPublished in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2017)
Although donors with well-functioning bicuspid aortic valves (BAV) are not a contraindication for transplantation, BAV patients are at risk for long-term aortopathy and valve dysfunction. We report a case of a patient status-post heart transplant 13 years ago who presented to our institution with a BAV and severe aortic regurgitation associated with an aortic root aneurysm and underwent aortic root replacement.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve
- aortic stenosis
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- aortic valve replacement
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- ejection fraction
- heart failure
- end stage renal disease
- pulmonary artery
- newly diagnosed
- coronary artery
- left ventricular
- oxidative stress
- early onset
- prognostic factors
- mesenchymal stem cells
- atrial fibrillation
- coronary artery disease