Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Bicuspid Aortic Stenosis 13Years Post Heart Transplant

Although bicuspid aortic valves (BAV) affect only 1 to 2% of the general population (1), up to 50% of adults with severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR) may have BAV [1]. Given this frequency and the increasing survival for patients after orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT), it is important for clinicians to recognize the potential for aortic stenosis due to BAV in this population. There have been case reports of open AVR after cardiac transplant for BAV [2,3].

Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine - December 15, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Maureen B. Julien, Nimesh Desai, Susan Brozena, Howard C. Herrmann Source Type: research