Severe acute recoil following transcatheter aortic valve replacement with a self-expanding prosthesis in a heavily calcified bicuspid aortic valve.

Abstract

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is one of the most common congenital valvular heart diseases occurring in 0.5-2% of the general population, in 2-6% of patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) and up to 20% of octo/nonagenarians undergoing surgery. In this regard, Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has emerged as a therapeutic alternative. At the present time, there is not enough evidence to determine which is the best therapeutic approach for AS in BAV. We report a severe acute recoil following TAVR with a self-expanding prosthesis in heavily calcified BAV. In addition, we provide an updated review of the clinical significance of prosthesis underexpansion in the medium-term.