Jaffar M Khan, Toby Rogers, Gaby Weissman, Rebecca Torguson, Fernando J Rodriguez-Weisson, Chava Chezar-Azerrad, Benjamin Greenspun, Neha Gupta, Diego Medvedofsky, Cheng Zhang, Paul Gordon, Afshin Ehsan, Sean R Wilson, John Goncalves, Robert Levitt, Chiwon Hahn, Puja Parikh, Thomas Bilfinger, David Butzel, Scott Buchanan, Nicholas Hanna, Robert Garrett, Christian Shults, Maurice Buchbinder, Hector M Garcia-Garcia, Paul Kolm, Lowell F Satler, Hayder Hashim, Itsik Ben-Dor, Federico M Asch, Ron Waksman
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: This sub-analysis of the prospective Low Risk TAVR (LRT) trial determined anatomical characteristics associated with hypoattenuated leaflet thickening (HALT), which may contribute to early transcatheter heart valve (THV) degeneration. METHODS/MATERIALS: The LRT trial enrolled 200 low-risk patients between February 2016 and February 2018. All subjects underwent baseline and 30-day CT studies, analyzed by an independent core laboratory. Additional measurements, namely THV expansion, eccentricity, depth, and commissural alignment, were made by consensus of three independent readers...
September 25, 2020: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine: Including Molecular Interventions