Transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Original Contribution

The Efficacy and Safety of Antegrade Inoue-Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty to Treat Calcific Critical Aortic Stenosis

07/30/2015

A novel PBAV technique for critical aortic stenosis patients with severe calcific degeneration has been developed. The acute therapeutic responses and long-term clinical courses of 405 non-surgical patients were evaluated.

A novel PBAV technique for...

07/30/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Predictors of Permanent Pacemaker Insertion Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement With the CoreValve Revalving System Based on Computed Tomography Analysis: An Asian Multicenter Registry Study

06/29/2015

Fabio Enrique B. Posas , MD;

Michael Kang-Yin Lee , MD;

Hyo-Soo Kim , MD, PhD;

Eberhard Grube , MD;

Yangsoo Jang , MD, PhD;

Myeong-Ki Hong , MD;

Young-Hak Kim , MD;

Seung-Jung Park , MD, PhD;

Won-Jang Kim , MD;

Seungbong Han , PhD;

Timothy C. Dy , MD;

This study aims to determine predictive variables for permanent pacemaker insertion after transcatheter aortic valve replacement with the CoreValve Revalving System.

This study aims to determine...

06/29/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Percutaneous Paravalvular Leak Closure for Balloon-Expandable Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Comparison With Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement Paravalvular Leak Closure

05/29/2015

Kazuaki Okuyama , MD;

Mohammad Kashif , MD;

Hasan Jilaihawi , MBChB, MD;

Vikas Soni , MD;

Raj R. Makkar , MD;

Takashi Matsumoto , MD;

Wen-Loong Yeow , MD;

Mamoo Nakamura , MD;

Saibal Kar , MD;

Wen Cheng , MD;

Paravalvular leak is frequently observed after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and is related to increased mortality. Percutaneous PVL closure has been performed following surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR); however, the...

Paravalvular leak is frequently...

05/29/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Percutaneous Transfemoral Closure of a Pseudoaneurysm at the Left Ventricular Apical Access Site for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

02/01/2015

Ashkan Karimi , MD;

Thomas M. Beaver , MD, MPH;

James C. Fudge Jr., MD, MHS;

This case report illustrates a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm that developed at the transapical access site for transcatheter aortic valve implantation and was successfully excluded percutaneously through a femoral approach using an...

This case report illustrates a...

02/01/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

TEE-Guided Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation With Zero Contrast - A Viable Alternative for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

02/01/2015

H. Kenith Fang , MD;

George A. Gellert , MD, MPH, MPA;

Ashish Pershad , MD;

Ghassan Frajj , MD;

Sudhakar Virendra Girotra , MD;

Acute kidney injury (AKI) stage II-III has been associated with a higher short-term and long-term mortality after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). We present a patient with AKI where fluoroscopic landmarks and TEE imaging were...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) stage...

02/01/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Successful Percutaneous Management of Partial Avulsion of the Native Aortic Valve Complex Complicating Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

09/27/2014

Elaine E. Tseng , MD;

Erhard Kaiser , MD;

Jeffrey M. Zimmet , MD, PhD;

Kendrick A. Shunk , MD, PhD;

This is the first reported case of partial aortic valve and annulus rupture during transcatheter aortic valve replacement, and its successful management through percutaneous means. It stresses the fact that even severe procedural...

This is the first reported case...

09/27/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Transcatheter Aortic Valve-In-Valve Implantation: Clinical Outcome as Defined by VARC-2 and Postprocedural Valve Dysfunction According to the Primary Mode of Bioprosthesis Failure

09/27/2014

Roberto Corti , MD;

Hanna Tasnady , BSc;

Thomas Frauenfelder , MD;

Michael J. Mullen , MD;

Barbara E. Stahli , MD;

Catherine Gebhard , MD;

Willibald Maier , MD;

J. Gruenenfelder , MD;

Thi Dan Linh Nguyen-Kim , MD;

Ulf Landmesser , MD;

Volkmar Falk , MD;

Thomas F. Lascher , MD;

Surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) is considered the standard treatment for symptomatic aortic stenosis (AS) due to its excellent short- and long-term outcomes. The present study reports the University of Zurich and the University...

Surgical aortic valve...

09/27/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

New Devices

Assessment of a Novel Software Tool in the Selection of Aortic Valve Prosthesis Size for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

07/08/2014

Adam B. Greenbaum , MD;

Paul T. Vaitkus , MD, MBA;

Dee Dee Wang , MD;

William W. O'Neill , MD;

Mayra Guerrero , MD;

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) can be complicated by significant paravalvular leak (PVL). The aim of this study was to assess the utility of a proprietary software package, HeartNavigator (Philips), in selecting TAVR prosthesis...

Transcatheter aortic valve...

07/08/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Commentary: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction: Worse Outcomes or Greatest Chance for Improvement?

03/06/2014

Ali E. Denktas , MD;

H. Vernon Anderson , MD;

The authors offer their opinion on the use of TAVI in patients with moderate and severe left ventricular dysfunction.

The authors offer their opinion...

03/06/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Can We Use Valve-In-Valve Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in an Unstable Patient?

10/31/2013

Rajesh Sachdeva , MD;

Neeraj M. Shah , MD;

Abhishek Deshmukh , MD;

Sandeep Singla , MD;

The authors offer their opinions on TAVR as a salvage procedure in patients with acutely failing bioprosthetic valves. They stress the importance of noting the etiology of the prosthetic failure, nature of the prosthetic failure, size of the...

The authors offer their opinions...

10/31/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology