Case-based learning for the Heart Valve Team: TAVI in failing surgical bioprostheses - Not always as easy as it looks

Chairpersons: V. Bapat, R. Kornowski
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Summary

Consult this session to discover how an awareness of bioprosthetic valve characteristics is essential for valve-in-valve device selection and implantation, how careful preparation and peri-procedural imaging are essential to predict and prevent life-threatening complications, and learn key procedural tips and tricks for a safe and successful valve-in-valve TAVI procedure.

Learning Objectives

  • To understand how an awareness of bioprosthetic valve characteristics is essential for valve-in-valve device selection and implantation
  • To appreciate how careful preparation and peri-procedural imaging are essential to predict and prevent life-threatening complications
  • To learn key procedural tips and tricks for a safe and successful valve-in-valve TAVI procedure

Presentations available when logged in:

  • Session objectives
  • Case 1: a patient with an external pericardial valve
  • Case 2: a patient with a stentless valve
  • Case 3: a patient with a sutureless rapid deployment valve
  • Case 4: a patient with a small surgical bioprosthetic valve