Title |
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation: current trends and future directions
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Published in |
Future Cardiology, December 2015
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DOI | 10.2217/fca.15.73 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Usaid K Allahwala, Peter S Hansen, Edward J Danson, Nicola Straiton, Ajay Sinhal, Darren L Walters, Ravinay Bhindi |
Abstract |
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has been increasingly utilized for the treatment of severe symptomatic aortic stenosis in inoperable and high surgical risk patients. Recent advances in valve technology include repositionable scaffolds and smaller delivery systems, as well as improvement in periprocedural imaging. These advances have resulted in reduction of vascular complications, rates of paravalvular aortic regurgitation and periprocedural stroke and improved overall outcomes. Increasingly, TAVI is the preferred treatment for high-risk surgical patients with severe aortic stenosis. Consequently, there is growing interest for the use of TAVI in lower surgical risk patients. Furthermore, the role of TAVI has expanded to include valve-in-valve procedures for the treatment of degenerative bioprosthetic valves and bicuspid aortic valves. Questions remain in regard to the optimal management of concurrent coronary artery disease, strategies to minimize valve leaflet restriction and treatment of conduction abnormalities as well as identifying newer indications for its use. |
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