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BACKGROUND: Cardiogenic shock due to severe aortic regurgitation in patients with left ventricle assist devices is a life threatening condition. Here, we consider transcatheter aortic valve implantation as a treatment option. METHODS AND RESULTS: A patient with a left ventricle assist device was presented to us with cardiogenic shock due to severe aortic regurgitation. We successfully implanted a transcatheter aortic valve in emergency setting. The patient recovered and underwent cardiac transplantation three months afterwards. We performed a systematic literature review and identified 10 cases of patients with a left ventricle assist device undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation. In these cases, there was no procedural related mortality reported. In four (40%) patients, transcatheter aortic valve implantation resulted in significant paravalvular aortic regurgitation. In two of these cases it was due to migration of the valve towards the left ventricle. CONCLUSIONS: Our case report and review of literature suggests that transcatheter aortic valve implantation is a feasible and lifesaving treatment option for left ventricle assist device patients presenting with severe aortic regurgitation.
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Insuficiência da Valva Aórtica/cirurgia , Valva Aórtica/cirurgia , Cardiomiopatia Dilatada/cirurgia , Emergências , Próteses Valvulares Cardíacas , Coração Auxiliar/efeitos adversos , Substituição da Valva Aórtica Transcateter/métodos , Adulto , Valva Aórtica/diagnóstico por imagem , Insuficiência da Valva Aórtica/diagnóstico , Insuficiência da Valva Aórtica/etiologia , Cardiomiopatia Dilatada/diagnóstico , Cardiomiopatia Dilatada/fisiopatologia , Ecocardiografia , Humanos , MasculinoRESUMO
Over the past few years transcatheter heart valve implantation (THI) has become an alternative treatment for aortic valve replacement. The THI does not require a midline sternotomy or cardiopulmonary bypass and can be performed through a transfemoral or a transapical approach. In case of severe peripheral vascular disease the transapical route is usually chosen. However, when the use of a small anterolateral thoracotomy is not preferred due to comorbidities, the subclavian artery can be considered as a third alternative route. This case report describes an approach for THI through the subclavian artery, by using a Dacron graft.