Expanding Role for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Successful Transfemoral Implantation of a Medtronic CoreValve for Severe Aortic Regurgitation

Severe aortic regurgitation (AR), when intervention is required, is best managed by surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for aortic stenosis has recently shown non-inferiority to SAVR and superiority to medical management. Here we describe a successful TAVR for a patient with severe AR that was unsuitable for SAVR due to her high surgical risk.