Latest Generation of Balloon-Expandable Valve, the Edwards Sapien 3 Valve: Less Paravalvular Regurgitation but Higher Transvalvular Pressure Gradients

Conclusion S3V shows lower incidence of PVR; however, it is associated with significantly higher postprocedural transvalvular PGs for 23 and 26 mm valve sizes. These data might contribute to the scientific discussion, especially with respect to prosthesis selection in individual patients with small annular dimension. [...] Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - November 24, 2017 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Eghbalzadeh, Kaveh Kuhn, Elmar W. Sabashnikov, Anton Weber, Carolyn Rahmanian, Parwis Baradaran Siedek, Florian Mauri, Victor Rudolph, Tanja Baldus, Stephan Madershahian, Navid Wahlers, Thorsten C. Tags: Original Cardiovascular Source Type: research