Antonio Mangieri, Ines Richter, Mauro Gitto, Ahmed Abdelhafez, Francesco Bedogni, Jonas Lanz, Matteo Montorfano, Axel Unbehaun, Francesco Giannini, Roberto Nerla, Maurizio Taramasso, Alfonso Ielasi, Tanja Rudolph, Marco Ferlini, Flavio Ribichini, Enrico Poletti, Azeem Latib, Antonio Colombo, Nicolas M Van Mieghem, Holger Thiele, Mohamed Abdel-Wahab
BACKGROUND: Coronary obstruction (CO) is a potentially life-threatening complication of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Chimney stenting or leaflet laceration with transcatheter electrosurgery (Bioprosthetic or Native Aortic Scallop Intentional Laceration to Prevent Iatrogenic Coronary Artery Obstruction [BASILICA]) are 2 techniques developed to prevent CO. OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to compare periprocedural and 1-year outcomes of chimney and BASILICA in TAVR patients at high risk of CO...
March 25, 2024: JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions