Transapical Aortic Valve Implantation In High-Risk Aortic Stenosis: A Case Report

A 72-year-old female patient with respiratory distress and chest pain was referred for echocardiography after which a severe aortic stenosis was diagnosed. From clinical perspective an AVR would have carried too much risk in this case, therefore TAVI with transapical approach via left anterior thora...

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Published in:	Gazi tıp dergisi Vol. 27; no. 2
Main Authors:	Özer,Abdullah, Uğurlu,Okan, Sarkılar,Gamze, Ege,Erdal, Dal,İlker, Kayrak,Mehmet
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Gazi Üniversitesi Yayınları 01-01-2016
Subjects:	Sağlık Hizmetleri Tıp Ankara Türkiye kalp kapak hastalığı Aortic stenosis transapical aortic valve implantation valvular heart disease Aort darlığı transapikal aort kapak implantasyonu
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Summary:	A 72-year-old female patient with respiratory distress and chest pain was referred for echocardiography after which a severe aortic stenosis was diagnosed. From clinical perspective an AVR would have carried too much risk in this case, therefore TAVI with transapical approach via left anterior thoracotomy was the treatment of choice. In this case report, we describe our experience with this new procedure in our country.
ISSN:	2147-2092 2147-2092
DOI:	10.12996/gmj.2016.29