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Case Report

Worldwide First Surgical Implantation of a Transcatheter Valved Stent in Mitral Position

by
Thierry Carrel
1,*,
Peter Wenaweser
2,
Sylvia Reineke
1,
René Simon
3,
Balthasar Eberle
4,
Stephan Windecker
2 and
Christoph Huber
1
1
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Berne, CH-3010 Berne, Switzerland
2
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Berne, CH-3010 Berne, Switzerland
3
Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital Berne, CH-3010 Berne, Switzerland
4
Canton Hospital Uri, 6460 Altdorf, Switzerland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Cardiovasc. Med. 2012, 15(6), 202; https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2012.01677
Submission received: 20 March 2012 / Revised: 20 April 2012 / Accepted: 20 May 2012 / Published: 20 June 2012
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Abstract

We report on the worldwide first implantation of a transcatheter valve in mitral position using a surgical approach to treat severe combined mitral valve disease, complicated by massive calcifications of the whole mitral anulus. The management of such calcification is demanding because prior to valve repair or replacement, “en bloc decalcification” followed by reconstruction of the annulus is necessary. This method is superior to passing sutures through the calcium which may end with perivalvular leakage and atrioventricular rupture. In this 81-year-old female, the “off-label” implantation of a transcatheter valve allowed to greatly accelerate the procedure and eliminate the risk of atrioventricular rupture. Postoperative function of the transcatheter valve was excellent and the patient underwent uneventful recovery.
Keywords: mitral valve; valve replacement; annulus calcification; transcatheter valve mitral valve; valve replacement; annulus calcification; transcatheter valve

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Carrel, T.; Wenaweser, P.; Reineke, S.; Simon, R.; Eberle, B.; Windecker, S.; Huber, C. Worldwide First Surgical Implantation of a Transcatheter Valved Stent in Mitral Position. Cardiovasc. Med. 2012, 15, 202. https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2012.01677

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Carrel T, Wenaweser P, Reineke S, Simon R, Eberle B, Windecker S, Huber C. Worldwide First Surgical Implantation of a Transcatheter Valved Stent in Mitral Position. Cardiovascular Medicine. 2012; 15(6):202. https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2012.01677

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Carrel, Thierry, Peter Wenaweser, Sylvia Reineke, René Simon, Balthasar Eberle, Stephan Windecker, and Christoph Huber. 2012. "Worldwide First Surgical Implantation of a Transcatheter Valved Stent in Mitral Position" Cardiovascular Medicine 15, no. 6: 202. https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2012.01677

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Carrel, T., Wenaweser, P., Reineke, S., Simon, R., Eberle, B., Windecker, S., & Huber, C. (2012). Worldwide First Surgical Implantation of a Transcatheter Valved Stent in Mitral Position. Cardiovascular Medicine, 15(6), 202. https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2012.01677

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