aortic valve stenosis Archives - Dr. Apostolos Tzikas MD, PhD, FESC

Dr. Apostolos Tzikas MD, PhD, FESC Interventional Cardiologist

Successful percutaneous bioprosthetic Medtronic CoreValve implantation (TAVI) in a very high surgical risk patient

By Απόστολος Τζίκας Posted on 17 February 2013 Posted in Valvular Heart Desease Tagged with aortic valve stenosis, bioprosthetic valve, Percutaneous implantation, TAVI, valvular heart disease

On December 19, 2012 we successfully implanted the bioprosthetic valve Medtronic CoreValve in a 76-year-old female patient who was suffering from severe aortic valve stenosis, and was very symptomatic (dyspnea, angina) with minimal physical activity. Due to previous heart surgery and …

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Interventional cardiology for valvular heart disease

By Απόστολος Τζίκας Posted on 2 October 2012 Posted in Valvular Heart Desease Tagged with aortic valve stenosis, bioprosthetic valve, calcification, congenital stenosis, degenerative stenosis, Melody valve, MitraClip, mitral valve regurgitation, mitral valve stenosis, Percutaneous interventions, Percutaneous valvuloplasty, pulmonary valve stenosis, TAVI, transcatheter aortic valve implantation, transesophageal echocardiogram, valvular heart disease

Percutaneous interventions for valvular heart disease The major interventions performed in patients with valvular heart disease are: Percutaneous valvuloplasty in mitral valve stenosis If a patient suffers from the mitral valve stenosis without serious problem in another valve or the …

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Tag: aortic valve stenosis

Tag: aortic valve stenosis

Successful percutaneous bioprosthetic Medtronic CoreValve implantation (TAVI) in a very high surgical risk patient

Interventional cardiology for valvular heart disease