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Self-Expanding Supra-Annular Transcatheter Valve for Pure Native Aortic Insufficiency: Rationale and Technique
Travis M Howard1, Nguyen T Nguyen1, Laura Muller1
1NCH Rooney Heart Institute, NCH Healthcare System, Naples, Florida, USA.
Objective:
The objective was to underscore the feasibility and safety of the Navitor self-expanding transcatheter aortic valve for off-label treatment of pure native aortic insufficiency (AI) in high surgical risk patients and provide a step-by-step procedural guide.
Key Steps:
Steps included: 1) analysis of computed tomography scans for ideal patient selection; 2) deployment of the Navitor transcatheter aortic valve; and 3) assessment of valve function using aortography and echocardiography.
Potential Pitfalls:
Device anchoring may be compromised by a lack of calcification, increasing the risk of migration, embolization, and malposition. Oversizing is crucial, but it also increases the risk of conduction disturbances and annular injuries.
Take-Home Messages:
The Navitor transcatheter aortic valve offers an innovative approach for high-surgical-risk pure native AI. While the procedural success depends on patient selection, careful sizing, and mitigation of anatomic and technical limitations, the Navitor transcatheter aortic valve can be a reasonable bridge therapy until dedicated transcatheter valves for severe AI are commercially approved and widely available.
