A Case of Severe Aortic Stenosis Patient With High Operative Risk Treated by Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Implantation |
Hyun Chul Jo, Seung Mook Jung, Ji Woon Jang |
Department of Internal Medicine, Gimpo Woori Hospital, Gimpo, Korea. redking2@naver.com |
수술 위험성이 높은 고령 중증 대동맥 판막 협착증 환자에서 시행된 경피적 대동맥 판막 치환술 1 례 |
조현철·정승묵·장지원 |
김포우리병원 내과 |
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Abstract |
Aortic stenosis is the most frequent type of valvular heart disease in adult. Approximately 2-7% of the population over the age of 65 suffer from aortic valve stenosis. Due to the increasing average life expectancy in Korea, degenerative aortic stenosis is increasing and becoming a troublesome health problem in older population. Because older patients with severe degenerative aortic stenosis have many other medical conditions so they are not suitable candidate for surgery. Recently, transcatheter aortic-valve implantation (TAVI) has been suggested as a less invasive treatment for patients with high perioperative risk. We report a successful TAVI case in severe aortic stenosis patient with high perioperative risk. |
Key Words:
Severe aortic steonsis, Transcatheter aortic-valve implantation |