Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement of a Bicuspid Aortic Valve in a Heart Transplant Recipient.
Overview
abstract
Patients with heart transplants who present with severe aortic stenosis may be deemed high-risk surgical candidates due to immunosuppression and multiple comorbid conditions. Appropriately selected patients may be successfully treated with transcatheter aortic valve replacement. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.).