A mechanistic investigation of the EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve's hemodynamic performance.

Vahid SadriCharles H BloodworthImmanuel David Madukauwa-DavidPrem A MidhaVrishank RaghavShelly Singh-Gryzbon

Published in: General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (2019)

The rapid deployment valve's intra-annular inflow frame provides for a larger, left ventricular outflow tract, thus reducing the transvalvular pressure gradient and improving overall hemodynamic performance.

Keyphrases

aortic stenosis
mitral valve
left ventricular
aortic valve
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
ejection fraction
left atrial
heart failure
body composition
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
acute myocardial infarction
coronary artery disease
cardiac resynchronization therapy
loop mediated isothermal amplification