Preclinical evaluation of a transcatheter aortic valve replacement system for patients with rheumatic heart disease.

CONCLUSIONS: A single-stage, balloon-expandable, easy-to-place TAVI system with antigen-depleted and antigen-masked bioprosthetic leaflets promises to address the distinct needs of low and middle-income countries in regard to TAVI better than conventional systems. PMID: 31403458 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: EuroIntervention - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: EuroIntervention Source Type: research