Gilbert H L Tang, Syed Zaid, Isaac George, Omar K Khalique, Yigal Abramowitz, Yoshio Maeno, Raj R Makkar, Hasan Jilaihawi, Norihiko Kamioka, Vinod H Thourani, Vasilis Babaliaros, John G Webb, Nay M Htun, Adrian Attinger-Toller, Hasan Ahmad, Ryan Kaple, Kapil Sharma, Joseph A Kozina, Tsuyoshi Kaneko, Pinak Shah, Sameer A Hirji, Nimesh D Desai, Saif Anwaruddin, Dinesh Jagasia, Howard C Herrmann, Sukhdeep S Basra, Molly A Szerlip, Michael J Mack, Moses Mathur, Christina W Tan, Creighton W Don, Rahul Sharma, Sameer Gafoor, Ming Zhang, Samir R Kapadia, Stephanie L Mick, Amar Krishnaswamy, Nicholas Amoroso, Arash Salemi, S Chiu Wong, Annapoorna S Kini, Josep Rodés-Cabau, Martin B Leon, Susheel K Kodali
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine factors affecting paravalvular leak (PVL) in transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with the Edwards SAPIEN 3 (S3) valve in extremely large annuli. BACKGROUND: The largest recommended annular area for the 29-mm S3 is 683 mm2 . However, experience with S3 TAVR in annuli >683 mm2 has not been widely reported. METHODS: From December 2013 to July 2017, 74 patients across 16 centers with mean area 721 ± 38 mm2 (range: 684 to 852 mm2 ) underwent S3 TAVR...
July 23, 2018: JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions