Transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation with the Edwards SAPIEN in patients with bioprosthetic heart valve failure: the Milan experience
EuroIntervention 2012;7:1275-1284 publish online ahead of print January 2012. DOI: 10.4244/EIJV7I11A202
Azeem Latib1,2, MD, BCh; Alfonso Ielasi1, MD; Matteo Montorfano1, MD; Francesco Maisano3, MD; Alaide Chieffo1, MD; Micaela Cioni3, MD; Marco Mussardo1, MD; Letizia Bertoldi1, MD; Joanne Shannon2, MD; Francesco Sacco1, MD; Remo Daniel Covello4, MD; Filippo Figini1, MD; Cosmo Godino1, MD; Antonio Grimaldi4, MD; Pietro Spagnolo5, MD; Ottavio Alfieri3, MD; Antonio Colombo1,2*, MD
1. Interventional Cardiology Unit, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy; 2. Interventional Cardiology Unit, EMO-GVM Centro Cuore Columbus, Milan, Italy; 3. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, San Raffaele Scientific Institu
Aims: Reoperation for bioprosthetic heart valve failure is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, particularly in high-risk patients. Transcatheter valve-in