The Official Journal of EuroPCR and the European Association of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (EAPCI)
INTERVENTIONS FOR VALVULAR DISEASE AND HEART FAILURE
Subclinical leaflet thickening and stent frame geometry in self-expanding transcatheter heart valves
EuroIntervention 2017;13:e1067-e1075 published online July 2017 published online e-edition October 2017. DOI: 10.4244/EIJ-D-17-00373
Andreas Fuchs1,2*, MD, PhD; Ole De Backer1, MD, PhD; Matthew Brooks1, MD; Martina C. de Knegt1,2, MD; Gintautas Bieliauskas1, MD; Masanori Yamamoto3, MD, PhD, FESC; Ryo Yanagisawa4, MD; Kentaro Hayashida4, MD, PhD, FESC; Lars Søndergaard1, MD, DMSc; Klaus F. Kofoed1,2, MD, DMSc
1. Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; 2. Department of Radiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; 3. Department of Cardiology, Toyohashi Heart Center, Toyohashi, Japan; 4. Department of Cardiology, Keio University School o
Aims: This study aimed to assess the potential relationship between subclinical leaflet thickening and stent frame geometry in patients who underwent aortic valve replacement with a self-