Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in an Extremely Tortuous S-Shaped Aorta.
Shuangbo LiuOlga TolevaAmir RavandiZlatko PozegAlan MenkisMalek KassPublished in: Case reports in cardiology (2017)
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has emerged as an alternative technique to treating aortic stenosis in patients with high surgical risk. We present a case of a successful transfemoral TAVI in a high-risk patient with an extremely tortuous iliofemoral system and a significant S-type bend in the descending aorta. With careful preprocedure planning and using all the techniques available, TAVI can be performed in the most challenging patients.
Keyphrases
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- aortic stenosis
- aortic valve
- ejection fraction
- aortic valve replacement
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- end stage renal disease
- left ventricular
- newly diagnosed
- pulmonary artery
- coronary artery disease
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- case report
- patient reported outcomes
- pulmonary arterial hypertension