Publications by authors named "J J Popma"
Article Synopsis
- A study compared transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with traditional surgery in low-risk patients under 75 years old with severe aortic stenosis to evaluate safety and effectiveness over three years.* -
- Results showed that TAVR patients had similar overall mortality rates but significantly fewer disabling strokes (0.6%) compared to surgery patients (2.9%), while TAVR also resulted in better valve performance.* -
- Both treatment options had comparable low rates of valve reinterventions, but TAVR patients experienced higher rates of pacemaker implantation (21.0% vs. 7.1%).*
• LBBB is the most common TAVI-induced conduction abnormality. • Strain imaging can assist with determining the etiology of heart failure after TAVI. • Strain imaging can help predict response to CRT.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Coronary accessibility following redo-transcatheter aortic valve replacement (redo-TAVR) is increasingly important, particularly in younger low-risk patients. This study aimed to predict coronary accessibility after simulated Sapien-3 balloon-expandable valve implantation within an Evolut supra-annular, self-expanding valve using pre-TAVR computed tomography (CT) imaging.
Methods: A total of 219 pre-TAVR CT scans from the Evolut Low-Risk CT substudy were analyzed.
Optimal timing for aortic valve replacement in symptomatic patients with less than severe aortic stenosis (AS) is not well defined. There is limited information on the benefit of valve replacement in these patients. Symptomatic patients with less than severe AS, defined as a mean aortic gradient ≥20 and <40 mm Hg, peak aortic velocity >3 and <4 m/s, and aortic valve area >1.
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