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Operative management after transcatheter aortic valve replacement


- University Department of Cardiac Surgery, Leipzig Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
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Abstract
With broadening applications of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and increasing use in intermediate- and low-risk patients, the incidence of surgical re-interventions after TAVR is growing. Transcatheter heart valves suffer from similar long-term complications as surgical heart valve prostheses that require surgical re-intervention, including endocarditis and structural valve deterioration. Catastrophic periprocedural complications — such as annular or aortic rupture requiring urgent surgical intervention — may also occur during TAVR procedures. This review summarizes the current knowledge on indications, methods, and outcomes of cardiac operations after TAVR, with a focus on how to improve results in a rapidly growing patient population.
Abstract
With broadening applications of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and increasing use in intermediate- and low-risk patients, the incidence of surgical re-interventions after TAVR is growing. Transcatheter heart valves suffer from similar long-term complications as surgical heart valve prostheses that require surgical re-intervention, including endocarditis and structural valve deterioration. Catastrophic periprocedural complications — such as annular or aortic rupture requiring urgent surgical intervention — may also occur during TAVR procedures. This review summarizes the current knowledge on indications, methods, and outcomes of cardiac operations after TAVR, with a focus on how to improve results in a rapidly growing patient population.
Keywords
aortic stenosis, cardiac surgery, surgery, TAVI, TAVR


Title
Operative management after transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Journal
Kardiologia Polska (Polish Heart Journal)
Issue
Article type
Review paper
Pages
107-114
Published online
2023-01-27
Page views
668
Article views/downloads
189
DOI
10.33963/KP.a2023.0026
Pubmed
Bibliographic record
Kardiol Pol 2023;81(2):107-114.
Keywords
aortic stenosis
cardiac surgery
surgery
TAVI
TAVR
Authors
Piotr Mazur
Mateo Marin-Cuartas
Arman Arghami
Thilo Noack
Juan A Crestanello
Michael A Borger


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