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Dramatic rapid recovery after transcathater aortic valve implantation in patient with ischemic hepatitis and
C Sari1, S Ozer Sari2, M Kucukukur1
1Department of Cardiology, University of Health Sciences, Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey.
Abstract:
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is widely used in high-risk patients with severe symptomatic aortic valve stenosis (AS). The use of traditional surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) significantly increases the risk of complications in chronic liver failure with the release of many vasoactive and cytotoxic substrates. In patients with ischemic hepatitis or liver dysfunction along with the severe AS, TAVI may be advantageous due to its minimally invasive nature. However, there is limited information about the outcome of TAVI in a patient with both hepatic and multisystem dysfunction. We report this case demonstrating dramatic result of TAVI in a patient in extremely poor clinical condition due to ischemic hepatitis and hyperbilirunemia.

