SAPIEN valve for percutaneous transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement without "pre-stenting": A multi-institutional experience.

Gareth J MorganSoraya SadeghiMoris M SalemNeil WilsonJoseph KayAbraham RothmanAlvaro GalindoMary Hunt Martin Robert G Gray Michael RossJamil A AboulhosnDaniel Steven Levi

Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2018)

This limited multi-institutional experience demonstrates that the SAPIEN valve can be used for TPVR without the use of a pre-stent without medium-term risk of frame fracture, paravalvar leak, or embolization. Longer term follow-up is required to fully assess this method.

Keyphrases

aortic valve
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
aortic stenosis
transcatheter aortic valve implantation
mitral valve
preterm infants
pulmonary hypertension
gestational age
left ventricular
minimally invasive
heart failure
antiplatelet therapy
acute coronary syndrome