Emergent Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Aortic Insufficiency

We present a case in which transcatheter aortic valve replacement was implemented successfully as a salvage therapy in a hemodynamically unstable patient experiencing aortic insufficiency as a result of a torn bio-prosthetic leaflet during an unrelated abdominal operation. The successful use of this technique in a non-cardiac operating room allowed the patient to be placed on extracorporeal support and ultimately to be discharged home.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research