Transvenous Implantation of a Stent Valve for Calcified Native Mitral Stenosis

Niels Erik Nielsen; Jacek Baranowski; Henrik Casimir Ahn

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.03.114

Transvenous Implantation of a Stent Valve for Calcified Native Mitral Stenosis

Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Jul;100(1):e21-3. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.03.114.

Authors

Niels Erik Nielsen¹, Jacek Baranowski², Henrik Casimir Ahn³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Linkoping University, Linkoping, Sweden.
² Department of Physiology, Linkoping University, Linkoping, Sweden.
³ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Linkoping University, Linkoping, Sweden; Institution of Medical and Health Sciences, Linkoping, Sweden. Electronic address: henrik.ahn@lio.se.

PMID: 26140803
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.03.114

Abstract

We used a modified combination of the transseptal and transapical methods to facilitate the controlled delivery and use of a stent valve in a patient with calcified native mitral stenosis. A loop from the right femoral vein passing transseptally and then through the apex of the left ventricle was created, enabling highly controlled positioning and deployment of the stent valve.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Calcinosis / complications*
Calcinosis / surgery*
Heart Valve Diseases / complications
Heart Valve Diseases / surgery
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
Humans
Male
Mitral Valve Stenosis / complications*
Mitral Valve Stenosis / surgery*
Mitral Valve*
Stents*
Veins