A challenging valve-in-valve scenario in a patient with prior aortic coarctation repair

This case features a 79-year-old patient with severe aortic stenosis and a degenerated surgical bioprosthesis, who previously underwent complex aortic surgery for coarctation.

Redo surgery was high-risk, so a transcatheter valve-in-valve procedure was chosen.

Explore the case to see how anatomy, prosthesis sizing, and vascular access options guide decision-making—and which access route you would select.

Authors

Ana Paula Tagliari

Cardiac surgeon

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Hospital Mãe de Deus - Porto Alegre, Brazil

Rodrigo Saadi

Cardiac surgeon

Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Hospital Mãe de Deus - Porto Alegre, Brazil

Eduardo Saadi

Cardiac surgeon

Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Hospital Mãe de Deus - Porto Alegre, Brazil

Álvaro Schmidt Albrecht

Cardiac Surgeon

Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre - Porto Alegre, Brazil

Marcelo Miglioranza

Imaging Specialist

Hospital Mãe de Deus - Porto Alegre, Brazil