First successful transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation into a failed mechanical prosthetic aortic valve facilitated by fracturing of the leaflets: a case report

BACKGROUND: Degenerated and failed bioprosthetic cardiac valves can safely be treated with transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation in patients at high risk for reoperation. So far, non-functional mechanical valves must be treated with a surgical redo. Breaking the carbon leaflets before implanting...

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Autores principales: Butter, Christian, Kühnel, Ralf-Uwe, Hölschermann, Frank
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8323064/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34345763
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytab130

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8323064/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34345763
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytab130

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