Transapical-transcatheter aortic valve implantation using the Edwards SAPIEN 3 valve.

Background: Scarcely any data has been published on the mid-term effect of transapical-transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TA-TAVI) using the Edwards SAPIEN 3 valve (S3; Edwards Lifesciences Corp., Irvine, CA, USA). We present mid-term clinical and echocardiographic outcomes after TA-TAVI utilizing S3.

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients Who Cannot Undergo Transfemoral Access.

Introduction: Though transfemoral (TF) access has emerged as a gold standard access for patients with aortic stenosis who undergo transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), there has been no study that has characterized patients who cannot undergo TF access in detail. We aim to evaluate the contraindications for TF access, their incidence, classify them, and provide the outcomes of patients who failed to be TF candidates.

Methods: From 925 patients who underwent TAVI between February 2014 and May 2020 at our heart center, 130 patients failed to be TF candidates and underwent transapical-transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TA-TAVI).

Impact of diverse aortic pathologies on outcomes after transapical transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

Objectives: Some patients who undergo transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) have a concomitant diverse aortic pathologies (AP). They are usually considered high-risk candidates for the procedure and require further assessment to determine the best vascular approach. The impact of these AP on TAVR is not well known as the information is scarce.

Transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation in patients with aortic diseases.

Objectives: Patients scheduled for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) treatment frequently present with concomitant aortic diseases, in which case they are usually considered to be at high interventional risk and, in particular, unable to undergo the transfemoral TAVI approach. Since the establishment of the 'transfemoral first' strategy for TAVI, there has been an evidence gap with regard to the outcomes of such patients. We aimed to evaluate the mid-term outcomes after transapical TAVI in patients with diverse aortic diseases.

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement using the SAPIEN 3 valve versus surgical aortic valve replacement using the rapid deployment INTUITY valve: Midterm outcomes.

Objectives: Little data have been published on the midterm effect of transapical/transfemoral-transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TA-/TF-TAVR) using the Edwards SAPIEN 3 valve (S3). We aimed to compare the outcomes after TA-/TF-TAVR utilizing the S3 (TA-/TF-S3) valve with those after surgical aortic valve replacement utilizing the rapid deployment Edwards INTUITY valve (RD-SAVR).

Methods: Between March 2012 and April 2018, 122 patients with aortic stenosis underwent TA-S3, 77 patients underwent TF-S3 and 182 patients underwent RD-SAVR through partial sternotomy at our institution.

Oversized versus Non-oversized Prosthesis: Midterm Outcomes after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Using SAPIEN 3 Valve.

Background:  A certain degree of prosthesis oversizing is recommended for the SAPIEN 3 (S3; Edwards Lifesciences Corp., Irvine, California, United States) to ensure device success. We aimed to investigate midterm outcomes in patients who received oversized (OS) S3 valve after transapical-transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TA-TAVR).

Valve-in-Valve After Edwards INTUITY Valve Implantation in Small Aortic Annulus.

The Edwards INTUITY aortic valve has in recent years played a significant role in facilitating surgical aortic valve replacement. Owing to the excellent hemodynamic characteristics and relatively new usage of this bioprosthetic aortic valve, the structural valve deterioration is an extremely rare complication; therefore, the treatment options of degenerated INTUITY valve with stenotic features have not been studied. We report the feasibility and safety of transcatheter valve-in-valve treatment for degenerated, stenotic INTUITY valve using the balloon expanding transcatheter aortic valve SAPIEN 3 in a small aortic annulus.