Maarten P van Wiechen, Didier Tchétché, Joris F Ooms, Thijmen W Hokken, Herbert Kroon, Francesca Ziviello, Angie Ghattas, Saifullah Siddiqui, Clémence Laperche, Ernest Spitzer, Joost Daemen, Peter P de Jaegere, Nicolas Dumonteil, Nicolas M Van Mieghem
OBJECTIVES: This study sought to test the superiority in terms of efficacy and safety of a dedicated plug-based vascular closure device (VCD) during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) over a suture-based VCD. BACKGROUND: Vascular complications after TAVR are relevant and often associated with VCD failure. METHODS: The MASH (MANTA vs. Suture-based vascular closure after transcatHeter aortic valve replacement) trial is an international, 2-center pilot randomized controlled trial comparing the MANTA VCD (Teleflex, Wayne, Pennsylvania) versus 2 ProGlides (Abbott Vascular, Abbott Park, Illinois)...
January 25, 2021: JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions