Structural valve deterioration of a supra-annular transcatheter aortic valve: How should I treat it?

This case has been accredited by EBAC with 1 CME credit

With the progressive increasing usage of TAVI in younger patients with longer life expectancy, the way to manage a failed transcatheter aortic valve will become an important issue.What would be your treatment strategy in this challenging case of an 86-year-old female patient with a failed supra-annular transcatheter aortic valve implanted 10 years ago?

EBAC

Authors

Ana Paula Tagliari

Cardiac surgeon

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - Porto Alegre, Brazil

Maurizio Taramasso

Cardiac surgeon

Klinik Hirslanden - Zürich, Switzerland