Implanting Valves in Conduits and Bioprosthetic Valves: Basics, Key Decision-Making Points, and Avoiding/Managing Disasters
Presenter
Mary Hunt Martin, MD, FSCAI, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Mary Hunt Martin, MD, FSCAI, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss optimal preparation of the landing zone.
- Discuss the assessment of coronary compression and the importance of pre-stenting/valve fracture to minimize patient prosthesis mismatch.
- Discuss conduit rupture identification, prevention, and treatment (therapeutic versus catastrophic tear).
Keywords: TPVR/Pulmonary Valve