Open AccessTranscatheter aortic valve implantation in a 54-year-old patient with aggressive HIV
Author(s) -
Stefano Salizzoni
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v2.i4.97
Subject(s) - medicine , stenosis , surgery , aortic valve replacement , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , cardiology , virology
We report a case of a 54-year-old patient who was denied surgical replacement for severe aortic stenosis because of complicated acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and who successfully underwent transcatheter aortic valve implantation at our institution.