Aortic Valve Prosthesis Selection
Guest: Kimberly Holst, MD
Host: Sharonne Hayes, MD
Learning Objectives:
1. To establish affected person particular components to be thought-about throughout analysis for aortic valve alternative together with affected person particular anatomy, comorbidities, and lifelong administration of aortic valve illness.
2. To establish benefits to mechanical and biologic prostheses for administration of aortic valve illness.
3. To establish areas of growing expertise and remedy choices for aortic valve illness.
Questions to debate:
1. What are the primary components to contemplate when evaluating a affected person for aortic valve alternative?
a. Anatomy (BAV, concomitant pathology, bulking calcium, entry)
b. Patient age and danger evaluation
c. Lifelong administration of aortic valve illness
d. Bioprosthesis or Mechanical
2. What affected person particular components which will make a affected person much less appropriate for transcatheter aortic valve alternative (TAVR)?
a. Bicuspid aortic valve, calcium distribution
b. Access – consideration of different entry
c. Valve – in – Valve: danger of coronary obstruction
3. What are the benefits of every mechanical and biologic prostheses in remedy of aortic valve illness?
4. What new applied sciences can be found for administration of aortic valve illness?