Description of the Step-by-Step Technique With Snare Catheter for TAVR in Horizontal Aorta
Manuel A. Espinoza Rueda, Roberto Muratalla González, Juan.F. García García, Julieta D. Morales-Portano, Marco Antonio Alcántara Meléndez, Arnoldo S. Jiménez Valverde, Ronald E. Rivas Gálvez, Jorge L. Campos Delgadillo, César L. González, José R. Gayosso Ortiz, José Alfredo Merino Rajme
Abstract
The presence of a horizontal aorta in patients treated with transcatheter aortic valve replacement increases the difficulty of the procedure. We present 5 cases with aortic stenosis with a horizontal aorta who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement using a self-expanding prostheses, with the objective of describing the techniques used and obtaining success with a snare catheter. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)
Topics & Concepts
AortaMedicineCatheterStenosisValve replacementAortic valveCardiologyAortic valve stenosisSurgeryInternal medicineCardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and ManagementAortic Disease and Treatment Approaches