Imaging aortic root and aortic valve stenosis in percutaneous aortic valve implantation candidates

Transcatheter aortic-valve implantation for aortic stenosis.

BACKGROUND Short-term results are presented from our first year of experience with transcatheter aortic-valve implantation [corrected] (TAVI) at the University Hospital of North Norway. MATERIALS AND METHODS TAVI was used to treat 25 patients with aortic stenosis [corrected] from September 2008 to August 2009. 25 patients operated with conventional aortic valve replacement (AVR) served as con...

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation for Aortic Stenosis

 Severe aortic stenosis (see Policy Guidelines section) with a calcified aortic annulus is present; AND  New York Heart Association (NYHA) heart failure class II, III or IV symptoms; AND  Left ventricular ejection fraction greater than 20%; AND  Patient is not an operable candidate for open surgery, as judged by at least 2 cardiovascular specialists (cardiologist and/or cardiac surgeon); or...

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation for Aortic Stenosis

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Aortic root imaging in the era of transcatheter aortic valve implantation/transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a potential treatment for patients with severe aortic stenosis. Many patients with aortic stenosis are very elderly and/or have multiple medical comorbidities, thus indicating a high-risk, often prohibitive, for surgery. This procedure is being evaluated as an alternative to open surgery for high-risk patients with aortic stenosis and as an alte...