J Heart Stroke | Volume 1, Issue 1 | Case Report | Open Access

Portico Transcatheter Implantation in a Patient with Mechanical Mitral Valve

Giuseppe Bruschi^*, Paola Colombo, Bruno Merlanti, Stefano Nava, Oriana Belli, Francesco Musca, Luca Botta, Francesco Soriano, Angelo Calini, Claudio F Russo and Fabrizio Oliva

Department of Cardiology, ASST Niguarda General Hospital, Italy

^*Correspondance to: Giuseppe Bruschi 

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Abstract

Transcatheter aortic valves implantation (TAVI) is a valid treatment for high-risk surgical candidates with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis; the safety and effectiveness of TAVI have been demonstrated in numerous clinical studies, national registries and randomized trials. Nevertheless, from this cohort of patients have been often excluded patients with prior mitral valve surgery because concerns exist for possible interference between the trans-catheter aortic valve and the mitral prosthesis. We describe a case of a Portico™ TAVI system (St Jude Medical, St Paul, MN, USA) made in an 83-year-old patient who previously underwent mitral valve replacement with a mechanical prosthesis.

Keywords:

Aortic stenosis; Transcatheter valve replacement; Mitral valve replacement

Citation:

Bruschi G, Colombo P, Merlanti B, Nava S, Belli O, Musca F, et al. Portico Transcatheter Implantation in a Patient with Mechanical Mitral Valve. J Heart Stroke. 2016; 1(1): 1003.