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Standardized Technique of Aortic Valve Re-implantation for Valve-sparing Aortic Root Replacement
Published on: December 11, 2017
Aortic root rupture after TAVR in two renal transplant patients on chronic immunosuppressant therapy
Elizabeth M Holper1, Rebeca J Kim, Aaron Brooks
1Medical City Hospital, Dallas, Texas; Cardiopulmonary Research Science and Technology Institute, Plano, Texas.
Abstract:
Patients on chronic immunosuppressant therapy after renal transplantation have a high rate of in-hospital mortality and approximately 20% mortality rate per year after conventional valve surgery. While transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is an appealing option to consider for such patients, there are not significant outcome data for the procedure in this patient population. We report two cases of aortic root rupture after TAVR in renal transplant patients on chronic immunosuppressant therapy.
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