Case Report


Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in a young heart transplant recipient crossing the traditional boundaries

Khalil Ahmad, Christian Juhl Terkelsen, Kim Allan Terp, Ole Norling Mathiassen, Bjarne Linde Nørgaard, Henning Rud Andersen, Steen Hvitfeldt Poulsen

Abstract

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an established therapeutic alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in high-risk or inoperable patients with symptomatic aortic valve stenosis. Hitherto, TAVI is not recommended in young and low-intermediate risk patients. However, TAVI may also serve as an alternative to SAVR in selected young patients, e.g., patients who have previously undergone multiple cardiac surgery procedures. We report a case of trans-femoral TAVI in a 25-year-old heart transplant (HTx) recipient with prior surgery for congenital heart disease.

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