Surgical Technique
On-pump Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with Poor Left Ventricular Function
Yoshiki Sawa, M.D., Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamadaoka 2–2 Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. Fax: +81 6 6879-3163; e-mail: [email protected]
Conflict of interest: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
Abstract
Abstract Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has recently been shown to be feasible in patients with severe aortic stenosis who are considered inoperable. We perform TAVR with cardiopulmonary support (CPS) for patients with low left ventricular (LV) function. We report two successful cases of TAVR on CPS in patients with low LV function and describe this technique. (J Card Surg 2012;27:686-688)
