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Published on: February 11, 2022
Complex transcatheter aortic valve replacement in aortic regurgitation and transcatheter mitral annuloplasty in
Piotr Nikodem Rudziński1,2, Markus Mach2, Christoph Gross2
1Department of Coronary and Structural Heart Diseases, Cardinal Wyszynski National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland.
Abstract:
A 70-year-old female with symptomatic severe native aortic regurgitation, acquired dextrocardia, moderate-to-severe secondary mitral regurgitation and prohibitive surgical risk was admitted for transcatheter aortic valve replacement. A balloon-expendable Sapien 3 Ultra valve was implanted successfully. After 6 months, the patient remained symptomatic due to the concomitant moderate-to-severe secondary mitral regurgitation. Transcatheter mitral valve repair using a Carillon Mitral Contour System was performed resulting in a significant reduction of mitral regurgitation and uneventful follow-up. Most importantly, other transcatheter repair techniques would not have been feasible due to the impossible transoesophageal echocardiography guidance. This is the first case of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in a patient with native aortic regurgitation, acquired dextrocardia and severe aortic annulus malrotation using a balloon-expendable valve. Moreover, it is the first transcatheter mitral valve repair procedure using Carillon device performed by a cardiac surgeon.
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