Transapical Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients With Previous Cardiac Surgery.

CONCLUSIONS: Transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation has simplified surgical treatment of high-risk patients with previous cardiac surgery and severe aortic valve stenosis and is associated with minimal risk of stroke. Furthermore, current data suggest that the presence of previous cardiac surgery does not impair outcomes after transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation, making this subset of patients particularly applicable for this evolving approach.
PMID: 24075497 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - September 24, 2013 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Papadopoulos N, Ilioska P, Fichtlscherer S, Lehmann R, Beiras Fernandez A, Moritz A, Doss M, Zierer A Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research