Rodrigo Estévez-Loureiro, MD, PhD

Case Report

Vascular Complications of Transfemoral Edwards SAPIEN Aortic Valve Implantation

12/03/2012

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation has recently emerged as an alternative treatment for patients with severe aortic stenosis who have been rejected for conventional aortic valve replacement due to high surgical risk. The aim of this...

Transcatheter aortic valve...

12/03/2012

Vascular Disease Management

Percutaneous Closure of Paravalvular Leaks After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation With Edwards SAPIEN Prosthesis: A Report of Two Cases

01/29/2013

Jorge Salgado-Fernández , MD;

Nicolás Vázquez-González , MD;

Rodrigo Estévez-Loureiro , MD, PhD;

Significant periprosthetic aortic regurgitation (PAR) after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) with Edwards SAPIEN prosthesis has become a major concern of this technique given its association with impaired survival. We report the...

Significant periprosthetic...

01/29/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Complex Case Intervention

Late-Presenting Left Internal Mammary to Great Cardiac Vein Fistula Treated with a Vascular Plug

10/10/2010

Rodrigo Estévez-Loureiro , MD, PhD;

Raul Franco-Gutierrez , MD;

Ramon Calviño-Santos , MD;

ABSTRACT: A 73-year old patient, who underwent triple bypass surgery in another hospital in 1991 after suffering an acute myocardial infarction, was admitted to our institution after an episode of unstable angina. Evidence of a left internal...

ABSTRACT: A 73-year old patient,...

10/10/2010

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Full Metal Atrium

06/04/2013

Rodrigo Estévez-Loureiro , MD, PhD;

Carlo Di Mario , MD, PhD, FESC, FACC, FRCP;

Olaf Franzen , MD;

Percutaneous edge-to-edge mitral valve repair and left atrial appendage closure to diminish the embolic risk in a 79-year-old patient were performed with the aid of transesophageal echocardiography.

Percutaneous edge-to-edge mitral...

06/04/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Combined Percutaneous Treatment of Severe Triscuspid Regurgitation and Left Atrial Appendage Closure

12/27/2018

Rodrigo Estévez-Loureiro , MD, PhD;

Vanessa Moñivas , MD, PhD;

Carlos Arellano-Serrano , MD;

LAA closure and MitraClip implantation in the tricuspid position in the same procedure is a feasible and safe option in patients with a high surgical risk suffering from severe symptomatic tricuspid regurgitation and bleeding complications...

LAA closure and MitraClip...

12/27/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Chordal Rupture Following MitraClip Implantation Resulting in Massive Mitral Regurgitation

10/01/2015

Tomás Benito-González , MD;

Javier Gualis , MD, PhD;

Rodrigo Estévez-Loureiro , MD, PhD;

A 44-year-old male was diagnosed with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (LVEF 50%) and severe functional mitral regurgitation (MR). Mitral surgery was rejected due to high perioperative risk (morbid obesity, BMI 55 kg/m2, and severe...

A 44-year-old male was diagnosed...

10/01/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology