… Therefore, we clearly identified a learning curve in our results. Freedom from reoperation
was significantly longer in the second cohort of patients (51st through 155th) who underwent …

… the learning curve of the physicians and team involved in the implantation of the transcutaneous
aortic valve … We hypothesized that a quantifiable learning curve exists for TAVI and that …

… Background: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a rapidly evolving strategy for
therapy of aortic stenosis. We describe the effect of the learning curve from the first 270 high-…

… Indications to TAVI and the access site for valve implantation were discussed and decided
by the Institutional Heart Team. This analysis of the learning curve refers to the transfemoral …

… Consequently, the aim of the study reported here was to evaluate the learning curve … valve
and the CoreValve. CUSUM analysis was used in this study to evaluate the learning curve. …

… To assess the learning curve a total of 299 patients who underwent transapical aortic
valve implantation (TA-AVI) using the Edwards SAPIEN™ transcatheter xenograft (Edwards …

… As emerging from our data, a learning curve of around 100 patients is sufficient to
significantly reduce the total fluoroscopy and operating time. Interestingly, we did not notice a …

… to conventional aortic valve replacement in high-risk patients with degenerative aortic
valve stenosis. The aim of this study was to assess a potential learning curve with the former …

… Many prospective studies on TAVI over the past 10 years mention learning curves … learning
curve is relatively poor, and uniform guidance on how to properly assess the learning curve …

… For what concerns our implantation technique, we have to report a constant evolution. In …
of our institutional learning curve we have modified and optimised the implantation technique of …