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SUBMITTER: Engel Gonzalez P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8311042 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Engel Gonzalez Pedro P Turer Aslan T AT Doolabh Neelan N Jessen Michael E ME Kumbhani Dharam J DJ
JACC. Case reports 20210317 3
A 78-year-old woman with bioprosthetic mitral valve degeneration at high risk for reoperation was referred for transcatheter mitral valve replacement. We describe the use of a preemptive alcohol septal ablation pre-procedurally to minimize the risk of acute left ventricular outflow tract obstruction given the anticipated need for a bioprosthetic valve fracture. (<b>Level of Difficulty: Advanced.</b>). ...[more]