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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Jan 12;162(2):539–547.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.11.139

Table 2.

The indications for surgical transcatheter valve explant procedure. (A) The main indications for valve explant. (B) The main reasons for exclusion from redo transcatheter valve replacement.

(A) Clinical indications for valve replacement Entire cohort (n=17)
Paravalvular leak 7 (41.2)
Structural valve degeneration 4 (23.5)
Intraoperative valve migration 2 (11.8)
Intraoperative coronary obstruction 2 (11.8)
Prosthetic valve endocarditis 1 (5.9)
Bridge-to-definitive open procedure 1 (5.9)
(B) Reasons for exclusion from repeat transcatheter valve replacement Entire cohort (n=17)
Need for other concomitant procedures 6 (35.3)
Intraoperative conversion to open procedure 4 (23.5)
Anticipated difficulty positioning with mitral impingement 3 (17.6)
Coronary height 2 (11.8)
Prosthetic valve endocarditis 6 (35.3)
Bridge-to-definitive open procedure 1 (5.9)