Distribution of C-arm projections in native and bioprosthetic aortic valves cusps: Implication for BASILICA procedures.
Ikki KomatsuGilbert H L TangJonathon LeipsicJohn G WebbPhilipp BlankeG Burkhard MackensenMitsunobu KitamuraArik WolakCreighton W DonJames M McCabeChristopher RumerChristina W TanDmitry B LevinMario RamosGabriel S AldeaMark ReismanHarindra C WijeysunderaSam RadhakrishnanJanarthanan SathananthanNicolo PiazzaRan KornowskiMohamed Abdel-WahabDanny DvirPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2020)
Distributions of each cusp's leaflet alignment follows "sigmoid curve" which can provide better understanding of aortic valve cusp orientation in TAVR and BASILICA. RCC side view used in right cusp BASILICA is commonly unachievable in catheter laboratory and may improve with patient/table tilt.