Attempt at off‐label balloon valvuloplasty post‐dilation for intuity sutureless valve

Autor: Ahmed El-Eshmawi, Allan S. Stewart, Katherine G. Phillips, Shinobu Itagaki, Javier Mejia
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 35:2385-2387
ISSN: 1540-8191
0886-0440
Popis: Alternatives to traditional aortic valve replacement now form part of the valve surgeon's armamentarium. Sutureless valves offer decreased bypass and crossclamp times, excellent maneuverability, and promising outcomes. We present a case of a sutureless aortic valve replacement for a late failed David procedure, complicated by postoperative development of severe paravalvular regurgitation. We attempted off-label balloon post-dilation to improve expansion of the valve, however paravalvular regurgitation persisted. The patient underwent subsequent aortic valve replacement using a mechanical valve and experienced no further paravalvular leak.
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