Bioprosthetic Valve Fracture Improves the Hemodynamic Results of Valve-in-Valve Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement [Structural Heart Disease]

Conclusions— BVF can be performed safely in small surgical valves to facilitate VIV TAVR with either balloon-expandable or self-expanding transcatheter valves and results in reduced residual transvalvular gradients and increased valve effective orifice area.

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Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions - July 11, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Chhatriwalla, A. K., Allen, K. B., Saxon, J. T., Cohen, D. J., Aggarwal, S., Hart, A. J., Baron, S. J., Dvir, D., Borkon, A. M. Tags: Valvular Heart Disease, Aortic Valve Replacement/Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation, Catheter-Based Coronary and Valvular Interventions Structural Heart Disease Source Type: research