TAVI Between a Rock and a Hard Place in a Transplanted Heart

J Invasive Cardiol. 2022 Jul;34(7):E576-E577. doi: 10.25270/jic/22.00029.

Abstract

We describe a 61-year-old male patient at our institution who was being reviewed by the heart team for consideration of transcatheter aortic valve intervention. Gated cardiac computed tomography revealed extensive eccentric calcification of the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) extending into the mitral valve leaflet and a large aortic annulus (33 mm; mean annular diameter/area, 854 mmsup2;). This is larger than all recommended manufacturer annular size limits, although observational data support the use of both Edwards Sapien 3 and Medtronic Evolut R in such annuli.

Keywords: TAVI; aortic stenosis; cardiac transplant.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Valve / surgery
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis* / diagnosis
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis* / surgery
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis* / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement* / adverse effects
  • Treatment Outcome