Abstract
The gold standard for the treatment of pure aortic insufficiency (PAI)
is surgical valve repair or replacement.1 With the newest transcatheter
heart valve technologies and the accumulating years of experience of
heart teams with the current transcatheter aortic valve replacement
(TAVR) prostheses, implanters have push the envelope with off-label use
of those valves designed and approved for aortic stenosis, in patients
with pure aortic insufficiency especially those at higher risks or for
compassionate use.3 However, new prostheses are currently under
investigation in clinical use and evidences are provided on the safety
and efficacy of those latter. It will be discussed in this commentary,
the actual clinical evidences and the use of transcatheter heart valves,
in and off label, for the treatment of pure aortic insufficiency.