Percutaneous transcatheter balloon valvuloplasty for bioprosthetic tricuspid valve stenosis in a patient with orthotopic heart transplant

A 47-year-old man with history of familial cardiomyopathy and orthotopic heart transplant at the age of 34 years presented severe tricuspid stenosis (TS) with a mean transvalvular gradient of 10 mm Hg. The patient opted against tricuspid valve replacement and was offered percutaneous transcatheter t...

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Published in:The Journal of invasive cardiology 2015-03, Vol.27 (3), p.E40-E41
Main Authors: Rana, Gaurav, Shih, Jeffrey, Kakouros, Nikolaos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Balloon Valvuloplasty - methods
Bioprosthesis
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - complications
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - surgery
Heart Transplantation
Heart Valve Prosthesis
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Tricuspid Valve - surgery
Tricuspid Valve Stenosis - complications
Tricuspid Valve Stenosis - surgery
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Summary:A 47-year-old man with history of familial cardiomyopathy and orthotopic heart transplant at the age of 34 years presented severe tricuspid stenosis (TS) with a mean transvalvular gradient of 10 mm Hg. The patient opted against tricuspid valve replacement and was offered percutaneous transcatheter tricuspid balloon valvuloplasty (PTTBV). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a PTTBV in an orthotopic allograft, and demonstrates excellent clinical outcome at 1 year.
ISSN:1557-2501