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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 Finn
Published 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.
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