Percutaneous Transcatheter Valve-in-Valve Pulmonary and Tricuspid Replacement in Carcinoid Heart Disease

Surgical valve replacement is the most effective treatment for carcinoid heart disease; however, reoperation for prosthetic valve failure is burdened by high risk. We report the first described percutaneous transcatheter pulmonary and tricuspid valve-in-valve replacement for bioprosthesis degenerati...

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Veröffentlicht in:JACC. Case reports 2020-04, Vol.2 (4), p.533-536
Hauptverfasser: Luthra, Suvitesh, Olevano, Carlo, Richens, Trevor, Tsang, Geoff M.
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Zusammenfassung:Surgical valve replacement is the most effective treatment for carcinoid heart disease; however, reoperation for prosthetic valve failure is burdened by high risk. We report the first described percutaneous transcatheter pulmonary and tricuspid valve-in-valve replacement for bioprosthesis degeneration for any reason in a patient with carcinoid heart disease. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.) Surgical valve replacement is the most effective treatment for carcinoid heart disease; however, reoperation for prosthetic valve failure is burdened…
ISSN:2666-0849
2666-0849
DOI:10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.11.089