Thomas Pilgrim, MD

Emergency Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation for Decompensated Aortic Stenosis

04/25/2013

We report the case of a 84-year-old male presenting with syncope and dynamic ST-T-wave changes due to decompensated severe valvular aortic stenosis undergoing successful emergency transcatheter aortic valve implantation.

We report the case of a...

04/25/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Second Valve Implantation for the Treatment of a Malpositioned Transcatheter Aortic Valve

08/29/2012

Peter Wenaweser , MD;

Steffen Gloekler , MD;

Thomas Pilgrim , MD;

Stefan Stortecky , MD;

Lutz Bielefeld , MD;

Ahmed A. Khattab , MD;

Christoph Huber , MD;

Bernhard Meier , MD, FACC, FESC;

Stephan Windecker , MD;

Abstract: Background. Unfavorable immediate or delayed results after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) may be a consequence of bioprosthesis malfunctioning, malpositioning, embolization, or degeneration. Deployment of a second...

Abstract: Background....

08/29/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Aorto-Right Ventricular Fistula after Transfemoral Aortic Valve Implantation

02/03/2010

Thomas Pilgrim , MD;

Bernhard Meier , MD, FACC, FESC;

Peter Wenaweser , MD;

ABSTRACT: A 91-year-old female patient presented with worsening exertional dyspnea 1 month after transfemoral aortic valve implantation using an Edwards Sapien valve. She was found to have a paraprosthetic sinus of Valsalva rupture with a...

ABSTRACT: A 91-year-old female...

02/03/2010

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Death by Patent Foramen Ovale in a Soccer Player

02/27/2013

Thomas Pilgrim , MD;

Ahmed A. Khattab , MD;

Bernhard Meier , MD, FACC, FESC;

This case should cause reconsideration of the current FDA restriction regarding indication for PFO closure to patients with a recurrent event despite medical treatment.

This case should cause...

02/27/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Transvalvular Gradients for Balloon-Expandable and Self-Expanding Valves

09/30/2020

Stefan Stortecky , MD;

Stephan Windecker , MD;

Dharam J. Kumbhani , MD, SM;

Anthony A. Bavry , MD, MPH;

Seyed Hossein Aalaei-Andabili , MD;

Taishi Okuno , MD;

Masahiko Asami , MD;

Jonas Lanz , MD;

Thomas Pilgrim , MD;

Self-expanding valves have been associated with superior hemodynamics versus balloon-expandable valves. Our aim was to compare invasive gradients between valve types for similarly sized valves in 499 patients who underwent transcatheter...

Self-expanding valves have been...

09/30/2020

Journal of Invasive Cardiology