Background: Coronary alignment is proposed as an alternative to commissural alignment for reducing coronary overlap during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). However, largescale studies are lacking.
Objectives: This study aimed to determine the incidence of coronary overlap with commissural vs coronary alignment using computed tomography (CT) simulation in patients undergoing TAVR evaluation.
Appl Sci (Basel)
January 2023
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