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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in a lung transplant recipient
Anne-Kathrin Brill1, Steffen Gloekler2, John-David Aubert3
1Department of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; Academic Department of Sleep and Breathing, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Abstract:
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation is a feasible therapeutic option for selected patients with severe aortic stenosis and high or prohibitive risk for standard surgery. Lung transplant recipients are often considered high-risk patients for heart surgery because of their specific transplant-associated characteristics and comorbidities. We report a case of successful transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement in a lung transplant recipient with a symptomatic severe aortic stenosis, severe left ventricular dysfunction, and end-stage renal failure 9 years after bilateral lung transplantation.
