The Official Journal of EuroPCR and the European Association of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (EAPCI)
INTERVENTIONS FOR STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASE
Extent and distribution of calcification of both the aortic annulus and the left ventricular outflow tract predict aortic regurgitation after transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Lutz Buellesfeld1*, MD; Stefan Stortecky1, MD; Dik Heg2, PhD; Steffen Gloekler1, MD; Bernhard Meier1, MD; Peter Wenaweser1, MD; Stephan Windecker1,2, MD
1. Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland; 2. CTU Bern, Department of Clinical Research, and Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Aims: We sought to analyse local distribution of aortic annulus and left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) calcification in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR