Expanding Role for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Successful Transfemoral Implantation of a Medtronic CoreValve for Severe Aortic Regurgitation - 08/11/12
Doi : 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.03.010
W.L. Yeow, FRACP a, P. Roberts-Thomson, FRACP, PhD b, S. Shetty, FRACP a, G. Yong, MBBS (Hons), FRACP, FSCAI a, ⁎ 
a Royal Perth Hospital, GPO Box X2213, Perth, Australia
b Hobart Heart Centre, Hobart Private Hospital, 33 Argyle St, Hobart, Australia
Corresponding author at: Department of Cardiology, Level 4, South Block, Royal Perth Hospital, Wellington Street Campus, Box X2213 GPO, Perth, Western Australia 6847, Australia. Fax: +61 8 9224 3175.Résumé |
Severe aortic regurgitation (AR), when intervention is required, is best managed by surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for aortic stenosis has recently shown non-inferiority to SAVR and superiority to medical management. Here we describe a successful TAVR for a patient with severe AR that was unsuitable for SAVR due to her high surgical risk.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Aortic valve replacement, Aortic regurgitation, NYHA, Dyspnoea
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Publié par Elsevier Masson SAS.
Vol 21 - N° 11
P. 754-758 - novembre 2012 Retour au numéro
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