Improved transfemoral accessibility and positioning of the Portico transcatheter heart valve with the new FlexNav delivery system.
Matteo CasenghiAntonio P RubbioFederico De MarcoNedy BrambillaMauro AgnifiliLuca TestaFrancesco BedogniPublished in: Future cardiology (2021)
The new iteration of the Portico transcatheter heart valve delivery system, the FlexNav, has been designed to enhance procedural safety and accuracy of the platform. Major technological advancements were the significant reduction of the insertion profile, allowing a transfemoral access down to 5.0 mm vessels, and the addition of a stability layer, improving deployment accuracy and thus potentially reducing implantation depth and permanent pacemaker implantation rate. Published data on patients undergoing Portico transcatheter heart valve implantation with the new FlexNav delivery system confirms excellent procedural and 30-day safety profile.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- aortic stenosis
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- aortic valve replacement
- mitral valve
- patients undergoing
- heart failure
- atrial fibrillation
- ejection fraction
- left ventricular
- high throughput
- coronary artery disease
- randomized controlled trial
- big data
- machine learning
- systematic review
- pulmonary embolism