Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve-In-Ring and Aortic Valve-In-Valve Implantation

Abstract

Background  Transcatheter heart valve (THV) therapies have shown to be an alternative to surgical valve replacement, especially in high-risk patients requiring redo surgery. However, reports of transcatheter-based interventions in tricuspid valve position are scarce. Case Description  Here, we report a case of successful concomitant transcatheter aortic valve-in-valve (ViV) and tricuspid valve-in-ring (ViR) procedures using a 23-mm CoreValve Evolut R THV (Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States) in aortic position and a 29-mm SAPIEN3 (Edwards Lifesciences, Inc., Irvine, California, United States) THV in tricuspid position. Conclusion  This case demonstrates feasibility of concomitant transcatheter aortic ViV and tricuspid ViR procedures.

Bibliographical data

Original languageEnglish
ISSN2194-7635
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01.2017
PubMed 28929044