Harvesting the Lotus: A Tale of Two Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantations

Salhab KF*, Zohourian T and Said SM

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York University (NYU) Langone Long Island, USA

^*Correspondance to: Khaled F Salhab 

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Abstract:

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) emerged as a minimally invasive alternative to Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement (SAVR) and is on the rise. Given the expansion of TAVR in the current era to young and low-to-intermediate risk patients, it is important to anticipate that this population will likely outlive their TAVR valves. Those who are unable to undergo redo-TAVR will likely require surgical explantation and a SAVR instead. Therefore, it is imperative to be familiar with the surgical techniques and pitfalls needed for explantation of these failed valves.

Keywords:

Lotus; Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR); SAVR

Cite the Article:

Salhab KF, Zohourian T, Said SM. Harvesting the Lotus: A Tale of Two Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantations. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2023; 8: 2480.