Aortic stenosis

Gender Differences and Mortality Trends After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A 10-Year Analysis From a Single Tertiary Center

06/01/2021

Jose Pedro Neves , MD;

Miguel Mendes , MD;

Mariana Gonçalves , MD;

Rui Compante Teles , MD;

Pedro de Araújo Gonçalves , MD, PhD;

Manuel de Sousa Almeida , MD, PhD;

Luís Raposo , MD;

Afonso Felix de Oliveira , MD;

Hector M. Garcia-Garcia , MD, PhD;

João Brito , MD;

Henrique Mesquita Gabriel , MD;

Tiago Nolasco , MD;

To evaluate gender differences and mortality trends in a population undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation and to analyze the correlates to all-cause mortality at follow-up.

To evaluate gender differences...

06/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

The Novel FlexNav Delivery System for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation With the Portico Device: A Case Series

06/01/2021

Nicola Corcione , MD;

Paolo Ferraro , MD;

Giuseppe G.L. Biondi-Zoccai , MD, PhD;

Arturo Ausiello , MD;

Martino Pepe , MD, PhD;

Alberto Morello , MD;

Michele Cimmino , MD;

Michele Albanese , MD;

Arturo Giordano , MD, PhD;

We hereby present our preliminary experience with FlexNav in a consecutive series of 18 patients undergoing TAVI with Portico valve in early 2020 (3 with axillary access).

We hereby present our...

06/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Tips and Techniques

Clinical Outcomes of the Portico Transcatheter Aortic Valve Delivered via Alternative Access: 30-Day and 1-Year Results of the Portico ALT Study

11/01/2020

Holger Thiele , MD, PhD;

Francesco Bedogni , MD, PhD;

Giuseppe Bruschi , MD, PhD;

Axel Linke , MD;

Lars Søndergaard , MD, DMSc;

Marleen van Wely , MD;

Raban V. Jeger , MD, PhD;

Kees van der Wulp , MD;

Joerg Kempfert , MD, PhD;

Christian Schlensak , MD, PhD;

The aim of this study was to report the 30-day and 1-year outcomes and performance from the Portico Alternative Access study to obtain CE approval of the alternative access delivery system.

The aim of this study was to...

11/01/2020

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Surgical Risk Scores Applied to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Friends or Foes? Short-Term and Long-Term Outcomes From a Single-Center Registry

09/28/2019

Miriam Compagnone , MD;

Carolina Moretti , MD;

Chiara Marcelli , MD;

Cinzia Marrozzini , MD;

Anna Corsini , MD;

Nevio Taglieri , MD;

Matteo Bruno , MD;

Tullio Palmerini , MD;

Antonio Giulio Bruno , MD;

Mateusz Orzalkiewicz , MD;

Francesco Saia , MD, PhD;

Gabriele Ghetti , MD;

Maria Letizia Bacchi-Reggiani , MSc;

The predictive value of EuroScore II, logistic EuroScore, and STS score for patients undergoing TAVI is still unclear. We evaluated these three scores as predictors of short-term and long-term mortality in patients undergoing TAVI.

The predictive value of...

09/28/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Impact of Ascending Aorta Dilation on Mid-Term Outcome After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

09/14/2019

Barbara Bellini , MD;

Marco B. Ancona , MD;

Luca Angelo Ferri , MD;

Eustachio Agricola , MD;

Vittorio Romano , RT;

Antonio Esposito , MD;

Anna Palmisano , MD;

Andrea Spangaro , MD;

Francesco Federico , MD;

Valeria Nicoletti , MD;

Nicola Buzzatti , MD;

Alaide Chieffo , MD;

Matteo Montorfano , MD;

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

Mauro Carlino , MD;

The aim of the present study is to evaluate the impact of concomitant ascending aorta dilation on early and mid-term outcomes after TAVI for symptomatic severe AS.

The aim of the present study is...

09/14/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients With Pre-Existing Mechanical Mitral Valve Prostheses

08/27/2019

Smita Scholtz , MD;

Cornelia Piper , MD, PhD;

Dieter Horstkotte , MD, PhD;

Nobuyuki Furukawa , MD;

Jochen Börgermann , MD, PhD;

Tanja K. Rudolph , MD, PhD;

Volker Rudolph , MD, PhD;

Werner Scholtz , MD;

Jan Gummert , MD, PhD;

Treatment of TAVI patients with pre-existing mechanical mitral valve replacement is challenging due to possible interference between the TAVI prosthesis and the mechanical valve. We present our single-center experience with 16 patients in...

Treatment of TAVI patients with...

08/27/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feature Interview

Orbital Atherectomy for Calcific Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis: A Safety and Feasibility Study

06/28/2019

Abdul Moiz Hafiz , MD;

Craig Smith , MD;

Mohamed Ahmed , MBBCh;

Nikolaos Kakouros , MBBS, PhD, MRCP, MD(Res);

Ibrahim Kassas , MD;

Mohammed Akhter , MD;

Alvaro Alonso , MD, MSc;

Ahmed Nagy , MD;

Jennifer Walker , MD;

We assessed the safety and feasibility of coronary orbital atherectomy in elderly patients with calcific coronary artery disease and severe aortic stenosis who were under consideration for TAVR.

We assessed the safety and...

06/28/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Study

A Direct Comparison of Self-Expandable Portico Versus Balloon-Expandable Sapien 3 Devices for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Case-Matched Cohort Study

06/28/2019

Gina-Lisa Mohr , MD;

Nestoras Papadopoulos , MD;

Stephan Fichtlscherer , MD;

Andreas M. Zeiher , MD;

Silvia Mas-Peiro , MD, MSc;

Mariuca Vasa-Nicotera , MD;

Thomas Walther , MD, PhD;

Helge Weiler , MD;

This is the first study to directly compare the Portico valve with the Sapien 3 valve; we compared 104 Portico valves and 73 Sapien 3 valves at a high-volume center in a real-world setting.

This is the first study to...

06/28/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Coronary Artery Thrombosis in a Neonate With Critical Aortic Stenosis

04/24/2019

Aphrodite Tzifa , MD;

Dimosthenis Avramidis , MD;

Konstantinos Patris , MD;

To our knowledge, this is the first report describing coronary artery occlusion in a pediatric patient with critical aortic stenosis.

To our knowledge, this is the...

04/24/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Counterintuitively Crossing a Critically Stenosed Aortic Valve is a Diastolic Phenomenon

03/27/2019

Mohammad Thawabi , MD;

Nasir Asif ;

Zain Khakwani , MD;

Nishant Sethi , MD;

Yassir Nawaz , MD;

Rajiv Tayal , MD, MPH;

Najam Wasty , MD;

Marc S. Cohen , MD;

Amer Hawatmeh , MD;

There are no data in the literature indicating whether aortic valve crossing typically occurs during systole or diastole. We hypothesize that aortic valve crossing is a diastolic phenomenon and describe our technique for crossing critically...

There are no data in the...

03/27/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology