At present, the most widely performed and applied minimally invasive aortic valve surgery is transcatheter aortic valve replacement, also known as TAVI surgery.
Compared with traditional open heart surgery, TAVI has obvious advantages such as less trauma and faster recovery, and the main indications include the following: 1) aortic stenosis; 2) incomplete closure of the aortic valve; 3) aortic valve deformity; and 4) failure of the bioprosthetic aortic valve.
However, not all patients are suitable for TAVI surgery, the main contraindications include the following points: ① absolute contraindications: age <70 years old and do not have obvious surgical risk factors of patients. Relative contraindications: history of acute myocardial infarction within 30 days, left ventricular appendage thrombus, combined with severe left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, ascending aortic aneurysm with risk of rupture, other anatomical patterns unsuitable for TAVI, life expectancy of <1 year.
Heart valve disease is a relatively common disease, if you find discomfort, you should go to the hospital in time, under the guidance of professional doctors.