Circulation Journal
Online ISSN : 1347-4820
Print ISSN : 1346-9843
ISSN-L : 1346-9843
Focus Reviews on Cardiovascular Intervention
Transcatheter Aortic Valve-in-Valve Implantation for Patients With Degenerative Surgical Bioprosthetic Valves
Danny DvirJohn G. Webb
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2015 Volume 79 Issue 4 Pages 695-703

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Bioprosthetic tissue valves are increasingly utilized during surgical aortic valve replacement. These valves have limited durability and many fail with time, resulting in stenosis, regurgitation, or both. Repeat cardiac surgery has been the standard of care for patients with failed bioprostheses. Transcatheter valve implantation inside failed surgically implanted bioprostheses (valve-in-valve) is a new less invasive alternative to repeat surgery. We review the potential and challenges of valve-in-valve implantation in patients with failing surgical aortic bioprostheses. (Circ J 2015; 79: 695–703)

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