a case report and literature review
Nils Perrin, Hajo Müller, Stephane NobleDepartment of Medicine, Cardiology Division, Structural Heart Unit,
University Hospitals of Geneva
Corresponding author :
S. Noble, MD
Structural Heart Unit
Cardiology Division
Department of Medicine
University Hospitals of Geneva
Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4
1211 Geneva
(+41) 795533149
stephane.noble@hcuge.ch
Authors contribution:
NP wrote the first draft and analyzed the data, HM created the echo
images and provided critical comment on the content, SN completed and
corrected the first draft, analyzed the data and supervised the article
Abstract. Reoperation for mitral bioprosthesis failure is
associated with increased mortality and morbidity. Transcatheter mitral
valve-in-valve has become over the last decade an attractive alternative
for bioprosthesis failure. We present hereby the case of a 75-year-old
woman with a degenerated mitral bioprosthesis and severely reduced left
ventricular ejection fraction who underwent a successful transseptal
mitral valve-in-valve procedure. We illustrate with this case the
advantages of a transseptal access and present a literature review of
transcatheter mitral valve-in-valve success.