Transcatheter Valve-in-Valve Repositioning of CoreValve^® Evolut™ Rin Aortic Prosthesis

Keywords Aortic Vave, Bioprosthesis; Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; Heart Failure.

A 41-year-old man with history of surgical replacement of the aortic valve with a 21mm-Mitroflow bioprosthesis (1A), presented with functional class IV heart failure. Transesophageal echocardiography confirmed severe bioprosthesis obstruction (1B). We implanted a 23mm-CoreValve^® Evolut™ R (Medtronic, Minneapolis, USA) in the aortic bioprosthesis, by transfemoral approach. The valve was recaptured and repositioned during deployment (1C-E). Immediate (1F), one (1G) and three-month (1H) transthoracic echocardiography confirmed significant reduction in transaortic gradients. The patient remained in functional class I.

Our experience in repositioning the valve during a valve-in-valve procedure demonstrates the usefulness of this resource in such challenging procedures.

• Sources of Funding
  There were no external funding sources for this study.
• Study Association
  This study is not associated with any thesis or dissertation work.

Publication Dates

• Publication in this collection
  Jan 2016

History

• Received
  04 July 2015
• Reviewed
  31 Aug 2015
• Accepted
  10 Oct 2015