Mini-aortic valve replacements are not associated with an increased incidence of patient-prosthesis mismatch: a propensity-scored analysis.

J Trent MagruderJoshua C GrimmArman KilicTodd CrawfordJohn V ConteDuke E CameronJonathan Trent Magruder

Published in: General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (2015)

After propensity matching, mini-AVRs are not associated with a greater incidence of PPM than regular AVRs. Severe PPM was rare across both procedure types in this surgical series.

Keyphrases

aortic valve
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
transcatheter aortic valve implantation
risk factors
aortic valve replacement
aortic stenosis
heart failure
left ventricular