Percutaneous aortic valve implantation in bicuspid aortic valve: A case report

Background: transcatheter aortic valve implantation (tavi) was known as an alternativetechnique for treatment of severe aortic stenosis (as). this technique is controversial inbicuspid aortic valve (bav). here, we report tavi for severe as in a bav setting in a patientwith serious lung disease.case report: a 68-year-old woman with a history of coronary artery bypass graft, bav andsevere as, asthma, who had repeatedly denied any suggestion for open heart surgery, was ourvolunteer candidate for tavi. the peak and mean pressure gradient decreased from 53 and 43mm hg to 13and 6 mm hg respectively.conclusion: tavi could be a viable option for highly selected patients with as and bav whohave a prohibitive risk for open heart surgery.