New techniques for the treatment of valvular aortic stenosis – transcatheter aortic valve implantation with the SAPIEN heart valve

Elderly patients with severe and/or symptomatic acquired aortic stenosis (AS) resulting from calcification, often with significant comorbidities, who are at high risk or considered 'too sick' for conventional surgery.

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) using the balloon-expandable SAPIEN transcatheter aortic heart valve device via transfemoral or transapical access.