1 | INTRODUCTION
AVB is a surgical procedure to widen the area of the left ventricular
tract by constructing a valved conduit through the cardiac apex and the
descending aorta. It has been considered that AVB is an alternative
technique to traditional methods for high-risk AS patients, since there
is no need for sternotomy, aortic cross-clamping, cardioplegic cardiac
arrest, incision of ascending aorta and debridement1.
Here, we report the case of a high-risk symptomatic AS female with
contraindications to SAVR, TAVI and balloon aortic valvotomy, in whom
favorable results were obtained after constructing aortic valve bypass.