Snare Technique to Facilitate TAVI in a Highly Calcified Aortic Valve with Horizontal Anatomy
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Athanasios Kolyviras1,2, Dimitrios Damaskos1, Vaios Tzifos1 1Henry Dunant Hospital Center, Department of Interventional Cardiology, Athens, Greece2Electronic correspondence: kolyvirasthanos@hotmail.com |
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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a rapidly evolving procedure with great advances in technique and technology. However, the procedure is always challenging when dealing with elderly patients with severe calcified aortic leaflets and a horizontal aorta. A case is described where a new technique using a snare catheter to assist in crossing the native aortic valve was employed. The technique can provide a safe solution, is easily performed, and facilitates success of the procedure in patients that otherwise may require surgical treatment on an emergency basis. |
Video 3: Final result after post-dilatation with a 22 mm balloon. Good angiographic result with mild aortic regurgitation.
The Journal of Heart Valve Disease 2018-19;27:304-305 |
| Snare Technique to Facilitate TAVI in a Highly Calcified Aortic Valve with Horizontal Anatomy | |
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