The Portico Transcatheter Aortic Valve for the Treatment of Severe Aortic Stenosis
Why the study?
Most randomized trial data comparing transcatheter aortic valve implantation with surgery stem from first-generation devices, whereas the Portico TAVI system was designed to mitigate complications associated with first-generation valves.
Design
Review and single-center experience
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Discussion
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Implication
Summarizes Portico TAVI data; leaves open comparative effectiveness versus contemporary valves in randomized settings.
Structured PICO
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Population
Patients with severe aortic stenosis
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Intervention
Portico transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) system
This review describes the Portico TAVI system, its implantation technique, and summarizes clinical results from the literature and a single-center experience.
Cite This Study
Taramasso et al. (2018) studied this question.