Bridge to long-term mechanical circulatory support with a left ventricular assist device: novel use of transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Asvin M Ganapathi; Sameer A Hirji; Andrew Wang; Chetan B Patel; Jeffrey G Gaca; Jacob N Schroder

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.12.087

Bridge to long-term mechanical circulatory support with a left ventricular assist device: novel use of transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Apr;99(4):e91-3. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.12.087.

Authors

Asvin M Ganapathi¹, Sameer A Hirji², Andrew Wang³, Chetan B Patel³, Jeffrey G Gaca², Jacob N Schroder²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. Electronic address: asvin.ganapathi@duke.edu.
² Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
³ Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.

PMID: 25841859
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.12.087

Abstract

We describe the use of transcatheter aortic valve replacement to allow for bridging to a left ventricular assist device in a patient with end-stage heart failure, secondary to nonischemic cardiomyopathy and severe bioprosthetic aortic valve regurgitation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aortic Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
Bioprosthesis
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Failure, Systolic / diagnosis
Heart Failure, Systolic / surgery*
Heart-Assist Devices*
Hemodynamics
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / methods
Prosthesis Failure
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Shock, Cardiogenic / surgery
Stroke Volume
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / methods*
Treatment Outcome