Simultaneous percutaneous transcatheter aortic valve replacement and endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in a high risk patient with hostile aortic neck, a case report

BACKGROUND: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) can be a potential life threatening condition if left untreated. Total endovascular techniques to approach aortic aneurysms have extended management options and enabled patients who are unfit for open surgery to undergo repair. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement is increasingly used to treat patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis, who once were considered high risk for traditional open aortic valve replacement. RESULTS: Herein we report the complete simultaneous treatment of an infrarenal AAA with hostile neck and severe aortic stenosis in a patient deemed high risk for surgical repair. CONCLUSION: Advances in catheter based endovascular technology have enabled physicians to approach patients with AAA and valvular pathology even with multiple comorbidities that otherwise would be poor surgical candidates, even in the presence of challenging anatomic considerations and various comorbidities.