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Bespoke valve sizing avoids annular rupture in patients treated with a balloon‐expandable transcatheter heart valve

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Annular and left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) calcification increase the risk of annular rupture following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). The outcomes of a strategy of routine use of a… Click to show full abstract

Annular and left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) calcification increase the risk of annular rupture following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). The outcomes of a strategy of routine use of a balloon‐expandable valve (BEV) for all patients irrespective of annular or LVOT calcium is unknown.

Keywords: transcatheter; balloon expandable; valve; annular rupture

Journal Title: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
Year Published: 2022

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