Pathology of self-expanding transcatheter aortic valves: Findings from the CoreValve US pivotal trials.
Kazuyuki YahagiSho ToriiElena LadichRobert KutysMaria E RomeroHiroyoshi MoriFrank D KolodgieJeffrey J PopmaRenu VirmaniAloke V FinnPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2017)
This first systematic macroscopic and microscopic pathologic analysis of self-expanding transcatheter aortic valves demonstrates favorable short-term pathologic findings. However, our finding of subclinical leaflet thrombus formation confirms prior observations and warrants further investigation.