SELF EXPANDABLE VALVES HAVE LOWER PARAVALVULAR LEAK TWO YEARS AFTER TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT COMPARED WITH BALLOON VALVES: RESULTS FROM THE MARSHFIELD AORTIC VALVE EXPERIENCE PILOT SUBSTUDY
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 73:1519
ISSN:
0735-1097
DOI:
10.1016/s0735-1097(19)32125-4
Popis:
There are few studies comparing paravalvular leak (PVL) rates by valve types in patients with severe aortic stenosis following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Repair (TAVR); and none over the years. We hypothesized that self-expandable valves (SEV) were associated with a lower PVL over the years than