Manolis Vavuranakis, MD, PhD

‚ÄúBalloon Withdrawal Technique‚Äù to Correct Prosthesis Malposition and Treat Paravalvular Aortic Regurgitation During TAVI

04/01/2013

Christodoulos Stefanadis , MD;

Dimitrios Vrachatis , MD;

Manolis Vavuranakis , MD, PhD;

Maria G. Kariori , MD;

Constantinos Aznaouridis , MD, PhD;

Konstantinos Kalogerasa , MD;

Carmen Moldovan , MD;

Description of a "balloon withdrawal" technique through which the positioning of a second valve can be avoided in case the initial valve was malpositioned. Minimal paravalvular aortic regurgitation was recorded after echocardiographic...

Description of a "balloon...

04/01/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

A Modified Technique to Safely Close the Arterial Puncture Site After TAVI

01/02/2013

Christodoulos Stefanadis , MD;

Konstantinos Aznaouridis , MD, PhD;

Dimitrios Vrachatis , MD;

Manolis Vavuranakis , MD, PhD;

Maria G. Kariori , MD;

Konstantinos Kalogerasa , MD;

Carmen Moldovan , MD;

Abstract: Background. We describe a vascular closure technique, convenient in practice, that permits effective femoral artery closure after CoreValve (Medtronic) implantation during transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Vascular...

Abstract: Background. We...

01/02/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

TAVI in the Case of Preexisting Mitral Prosthesis: Tips & Tricks and Literature Review

10/27/2014

Christodoulos Stefanadis , MD;

Konstantinos Aznaouridis , MD, PhD;

Manolis Vavuranakis , MD, PhD;

Maria G. Kariori , MD;

Konstantinos Kalogerasa , MD;

Carmen Moldovan , MD;

Maria Lavda , MD;

Limited data exist on transcatheter aortic valve implantation in the setting of a preexisting mitral prosthesis. We report two cases of transfemoral TAVI with a self-expanding bioprosthesis in patients who had previously undergone mitral...

Limited data exist on...

10/27/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology