Abstract
Patients that require aortic valve replacement, having previously undergone cardiac surgery, have a higher morbidity and mortality with increased risks of mediastinal injury during re-operation.
Highlights
Background/Introduction Patients that require aortic valve replacement, having previously undergone cardiac surgery, have a higher morbidity and mortality with increased risks of mediastinal injury during re-operation
Aims/Objectives In the era of TAVI for high risk surgical candidates, we analysed our experience with redo conventional surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) and compared these results with those from patients who had undergone TAVI as a second heart operation
A retrospective, observational, comparative study was performed in the national centre offering TAVI. 149 consecutive patients underwent redo operation with SAVR (n = 59) or TAVI (n = 90) between October 2012 and February 2015
Summary
Background/Introduction Patients that require aortic valve replacement, having previously undergone cardiac surgery, have a higher morbidity and mortality with increased risks of mediastinal injury during re-operation. Alternative treatment option for high risk surgical candidates after previous cardiac surgery: The Scottish National TAVI Programme experience From World Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons 25th Anniversary Congress, Edinburgh Edinburgh, UK.
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