Minimally invasive implantation of a Sapien 3 Ultra Valve in a degenerated tricuspid bioprosthesis. Issue 6 (25th April 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ranocchi, Federico; Nicolò, Francesca; Russo, Marco; Lio, Antonio; Cammardella, Antonio; Bergonzini, Marcello; Saitto, Guglielmo; Musumeci, Francesco
• Is Part Of: Journal of cardiac surgery. Volume 35:Issue 6(2020)
• Page Start: 1371
• Page End: 1374
• Publication Date: 2020-04-25
• Subjects: failing bioprosthesis -- transcatheter tricuspid valve‐in‐valve; Heart -- Surgery -- Periodicals; 617.412005
• DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14572
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0886-0440

Abstract

Abstract: Surgical management of patients affected by structural valve deterioration of bioprostheses in tricuspid valve position represents a challenge. Furthermore, transcatheter valve‐in‐valve implantation (TVIVI) recently emerged as an interesting option in high‐risk surgical patients. When surgery is performed, replacement of the dysfunctional tricuspid bioprosthesis could be a difficult procedure due to the risk of heart rupture during the prosthesis removal. Herein we report the case of a 52‐year‐old female patient in which a transcatheter TVIVI was successfully performed under direct vision as a bailout strategy due to the impossibility of bioprosthesis removal.