Transcatheter aortic valve implantation: Watch out for the leak, irrespective of aortic valve disease type.

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv

Department of Interventional Cardiology and Endovascular Therapeutics, Instituto Cardiovascular De Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma De Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Published: November 2015

Postprocedural aortic regurgitation (PAR) after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is associated with a worst clinical outcome. The presence of chronic aortic regurgitation in TAVI candidates increases PAR risk but not overall survival. Future valve prototypes will likely reduce the degree and frequency of this complication.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccd.26259DOI Listing

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