CASE REPORT   

Chirurgia 2019 August;32(4):210-2

DOI: 10.23736/S0394-9508.18.04855-6

Copyright © 2018 EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICA

language: English

First case of rapid-deployment Edwards INTUITY® Valve System Implantation in a patient with pure aortic valve regurgitation and ascending aortic aneurysm: a new solution for the future?

Alessandro MINATI, Danilo RUGGIERO, Aldostefano PORCARI ✉, Federico BIONDI, Aniello PAPPALARDO

Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Ospedali Riuniti University Hospitals, Trieste, Italy

Rapid-deployment aortic valve system was designed for the treatment of aortic stenosis to enhance minimally invasive surgical techniques and to reduce ischemic and cardiopulmonary bypass time. Up to now, there are no indications to apply this system in the setting of pure aortic valve insufficiency. We report the first case of rapid deployment Edwards INTUITY® Valve System implantation in a 78-year-old patient affected by pure aortic valve regurgitation, ascending aortic aneurysm and multivessel coronary artery disease.

KEY WORDS: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement - Aortic aneurysm - Coronary artery disease