Long-term durability of transcatheter aortic valve prostheses

DJ Blackman, S Saraf, PA MacCarthy, A Myat… - Journal of the American …, 2019 - jacc.org
Background: Very little is known about long-term valve durability after transcatheter aortic
valve replacement (TAVR). Objectives: This study sought to evaluate the incidence of …

Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury-Definitions, Epidemiology, and Implications.

L Azzalini, S Kalra - Interventional cardiology clinics, 2020 - europepmc.org
Contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) is the acute onset of renal injury following
exposure to iodinated contrast media. Several definitions have been used, which …

Patient-centered empirical research on ethically relevant psychosocial and cultural aspects of cochlear, glaucoma and cardiovascular implants–a scoping review

S Schulz, L Harzheim, C Hübner, M Lorke, S Jünger… - BMC Medical …, 2023 - Springer
Background The significance of medical implants goes beyond technical functioning and
reaches into everyday life, with consequences for individuals as well as society. Ethical …

Obesity as a causal risk factor for aortic valve stenosis

M Kaltoft, A Langsted, BG Nordestgaard - Journal of the American College …, 2020 - jacc.org
Background Causal risk factors for aortic valve stenosis are poorly understood, limiting the
possibility of preventing the most common heart valve disease. Objectives The hypothesis …

Evolution of technology in replacement of heart valves: Transcatheter aortic valves, a revolution for management of valvular heart diseases

M Coccia - Health Policy and Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives The goal of this study is to analyze the evolution of technology in artificial heart
valves for solving the problem of aortic stenosis (a narrowing of the aortic valve opening) …

Five-year outcomes of transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement or surgical aortic valve replacement in a real world population: final results from the …

M Barbanti, C Tamburino, P D'Errigo… - Circulation …, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: The OBSERVANT study (Observational Study of Effectiveness of SAVR–TAVI
Procedures for Severe Aortic Stenosis Treatment) showed that mortality at 1 year is similar …

A method for simultaneously crosslinking and functionalizing extracellular matrix-based biomaterials as bioprosthetic heart valves with enhanced endothelialization …

G Guo, L Jin, B Wu, H He, F Yang, L Xu, Y Lei, Y Wang - Acta Biomaterialia, 2021 - Elsevier
With the coming of an aging society and the emergence of transcatheter valve technology,
the implantation of bioprosthetic heart valves (BHVs) in patients with valvular disease has …

The Iliofemoral tortuosity score predicts access and bleeding complications during transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement: Data from the VIenna Cardio …

M Mach, T Poschner, W Hasan… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Arterial tortuosity is linked to a higher risk of adverse clinical events after
transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TF‐TAVR). Currently, there are no …

Comparison of transcarotid vs. transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation

M Watanabe, S Takahashi, H Yamaoka, T Sueda… - Circulation …, 2018 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background: Recently, the carotid artery has been used as an alternative approach for
transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). The aim of this study was to prove the safety …

Cross-linking methacrylated porcine pericardium by radical polymerization confers enhanced extracellular matrix stability, reduced calcification, and mitigated immune …

L Jin, G Guo, W Jin, Y Lei, Y Wang - ACS biomaterials science & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The aging population and the development of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
technology largely expand the usage of bioprosthetic heart valves (BHVs) in patients. Almost …