Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in severe calcified annulus using the Lotus valve system: Increased incidence of fatal major vascular complications.

Lars Oliver ConzelmannAlexander WürthVeronika BalthasarChristine NeuberPanagiotis TzamalisBernd-Dieter GonskaClaus SchmittUwe MehlhornGerhard Schymik

Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2019)

In TAVI procedures with the Lotus valve occurrence of vascular complications including lethal aortic injuries and mortality rates were considerably high. Furthermore, in every TAVI procedure careful examination of the aorta should be mandatory and be a part of planning it.

Keyphrases

aortic valve
transcatheter aortic valve implantation
risk factors
aortic stenosis
aortic valve replacement
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
cardiovascular events
early onset
minimally invasive
cardiovascular disease
heart failure
coronary artery disease
coronary artery
drug induced