Balloon valvuloplasty treatment of an infolded CoreValve |
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| Authors: | Ryan K. Kaple MD Arash Salemi MD S. Chiu Wong MD |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Medicine, Greenberg Division of Cardiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital—Weill Cornell, New York, New York;2. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital—Weill Cornell, New York, New York |
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| Abstract: | Transcatheter aortic valve replacement is an approved treatment for select patients with severe aortic stenosis. A rare complication of self‐expanding transcatheter heart valves (THVs) is infolding of the valve stent frame, which results in a malopposed segment, perivalvular aortic insufficiency, and possibly leaflet dysfunction. We report here a successful case of balloon valvuloplasty treatment for severe infolding of a self‐expandable THV in the aortic position, restoring stent frame geometry and leaflet function. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
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| Keywords: | structural heart disease intervention transcatheter valve implantation aortic valve disease percutaneous intervention |
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