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  • Title: Emergency transthoracic transapical mitral valve-in-valve implantation.
    Author: van Garsse LA, Gelsomino S, van Ommen V, Lucà F, Maessen J.
    Journal: J Interv Cardiol; 2011 Oct; 24(5):474-6. PubMed ID: 21414030.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVES: The valve-in-valve (VIV) technique is an emerging therapeutic option for patients with failure of previously implanted xenografts. We describe a balloon-expandable transthoracic transapical mitral VIV implantation in an emergency setting in a 69-year-old woman with dysfunction of the mitral bioprosthesis. METHODS: Left ventricular apical access was applied. After balloon valvuloplasty, a 26-mm Edwards-Sapien transcatheter valve (Edwards Lifesciences LLC, Irvine, CA, USA) was deployed within the mitral xenograft, using rapid ventricular pacing. RESULTS: The transcatheter valve functioned properly postoperatively and three-dimensional echocardiography carried out 1 month later showed a well-functioning VIV prosthesis and no mitral stenosis (mitral valve area 3 cm(2) , mean gradient 3 mmHg). CONCLUSIONS: In this patient, VIV implantation was found to be a safe alternative to an emergent valve replacement. It might represent a suitable option to conventional procedures even among lower risk patients.
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