TAVI and Bicuspid Aortic Valve: Check the Inter-Commissural Space!
J Heart Valve Dis
; 24(6): 689-692, 2015 Nov.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27997772
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in cases of bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) with a large aortic annulus remains challenging and is rarely performed due to the risk of residual paravalvular aortic leakage. A SAPIEN 3 prosthesis was successfully implanted in two BAV patients each with a relatively large aortic annulus. The New SAPIEN 3 design, coupled with good sealing at the level of the inter-commissural space of the bicuspid valve, seems to account for the efficiency of TAVI for BAV with a large annulus.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Language:
En
Journal:
J Heart Valve Dis
Journal subject:
CARDIOLOGIA
Year:
2015
Type:
Article