The Official Journal of EuroPCR and the European Association of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (EAPCI)
INTERVENTIONS FOR VALVULAR DISEASE AND HEART FAILURE
Long-term durability and haemodynamic performance of a self-expanding transcatheter heart valve beyond five years after implantation: a prospective observational study applying the standardised definitions of structural deterioration and valve failure
EuroIntervention 2018;14:e390-e396 published online May 2018 published online e-edition July 2018. DOI: 10.4244/EIJ-D-18-00041
Erik W. Holy1,2, MD, PhD; Julia Kebernik1, MD; Mohammad Abdelghani1,3, MD; Simon F. Stämpfli2, MD; Jens Hellermann4, MD; Abdelhakim Allali1, MD; Mohamed El-Mawardy1, MD; Susanne Sachse1; Thomas F. Lüscher2, MD; Felix C. Tanner2, MD; Gert Richardt1, MD; Mohamed Abdel-Wahab1,5*, MD
1. Heart Center, Segeberger Kliniken, Bad Segeberg, Germany; 2. Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; 3. Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amste
Aims: Long-term results of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), in particular the incidence of bioprosthetic valve failure (BVF), are uncertain. This study presents data derive