Percutaneous implantation of an aortic valve prosthesis.
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv
; 65(2): 171-4; discussion 175, 2005 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-15895412
Recently, percutaneous aortic valve implantation has become an alternative technique to surgical valve replacement in patient at high risk for surgery. Our animal experimentation evaluated the technical feasibility of aortic valve replacement using a bovine pericardium valve sutured on a self-expandable stent in a sheep model. Precise implantation with satisfactory attachment on the adjacent tissues and absence of migration was obtain in 8 out of 14 animals. This study confirmed the feasibility of the endovascular implantation of a pericardium valve sutured on a self-expandable stent in a sheep model.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Válvula Aórtica
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Bioprótesis
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Prótesis Valvulares Cardíacas
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Cateterismo Cardíaco
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Stents
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Implantación de Prótesis de Válvulas Cardíacas
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv
Asunto de la revista:
CARDIOLOGIA
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos