Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2026

DOI

10.1016/j.jaccas.2026.109569

Publication Title

JACC: Case Reports

Volume

31

Issue

36

Pages

109569 (3 pp.)

Abstract

Image(s)

Computed tomography (CT) and computational modeling (DASI) in redo transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) planning.

Case Summary

A 77-year-old woman presented with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis due to degeneration of a prior transcatheter valve. CT demonstrated leaflet calcification with borderline left-sided valve-to-coronary distance (3.27 mm). Geometric assessment suggested low right coronary obstruction risk, but higher left main risk. Computational modeling demonstrated adequate leaflet-coronary clearance (distance from displaced leaflet cusp to coronary ostium normalized to coronary diameter >0.7). Redo TAVR with a 26-mm Evolut FX was performed without leaflet modification and no coronary obstruction.

Take-Home Message

Borderline CT findings in redo TAVR require coronary-specific interpretation; computational modeling may provide reassurance when avoiding leaflet modification.

Rights

© 2026 The Authors.

This is an open access article under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) License.

Original Publication Citation

McKechnie, C. J., Valle, N. J., Saleh, O. A., Summers, M. R., & Talreja, D. R. (2026). Redo TAVR with asymmetric coronary risk: Interpreting borderline CT findings. JACC: Case Reports, 31(36), Article 109569. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2026.109569 

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