Key result
Off-label TAVI using a valve-in-valve technique via the left subclavian artery successfully reduced severe aortic regurgitation to a trivial paravalvular leak in an inoperable patient.
Case Report (n=1)
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TAVI may be considered as an off-label alternative for inoperable patients with severe pure aortic regurgitation, though it carries significant procedural risks such as valve dislocation.
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Diana Trendafilova Julia Jorgova (2014) conducted a case report in Severe aortic regurgitation (n=1). Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) was evaluated on Reduction in aortic regurgitation and clinical improvement. Off-label TAVI using a valve-in-valve technique via the left subclavian artery successfully reduced severe aortic regurgitation to a trivial paravalvular leak in an inoperable patient.
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