Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for a Failed Mechanical Aortic Prosthesis.

We report a case where transcatheter aortic valve replacement was used through the open aorta on cardiopulmonary bypass in order to minimize operative duration and reduce the risk of prosthesis-patient mismatch in a Jehovah's witness with a failed 17-mm mechanical aortic prosthesis. PMID: 30081025 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research