How should I treat? - TAVI in bicuspid aortic valve stenosis: tips and tricks for an optimal result

This case has been accredited by EBAC with 1 CME credit

A 70-year-old male patient was referred to hospital with signs of acute myocardial infarction. Echocardiography confirmed impaired left ventricular function and severe low flow, low gradient aortic valve stenosis. Would you go for surgical aortic valve replacement or transfemoral TAVI?

EBAC

Authors

Joerg Kempfert

Cardiac surgeon

German Heart Institute Berlin - Berlin, Germany

Christoph Klein

Deutsches Herzzentrum Der Charité - Berlin, Germany

Marian Kukucka

Anaesthesiologist

German Heart Center Berlin - Berlin, Germany

Karel Van Praet

Resident Physician in Cardiothoracic Surgery

German Heart Center Berlin - Berlin, Germany

Axel Unbehaun

Interventional Cardiologist / Cardiologist

Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin - Berlin, Germany