August 28, 2009Heart
Percutaneous aortic valve therapy: clinical experience and the role of multi-modality imaging
Population
Patients with severe aortic stenosis, particularly older patients with comorbidities who are denied or not…
Design
Review
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Discussion
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Implication
Supports multi-modality imaging in TAVI; leaves open standardized protocols pending prospective trials.
Structured PICO
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Population
Patients with severe aortic stenosis, particularly older patients with comorbidities who are denied or not referred for surgical aortic valve replacement.
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Intervention
Percutaneous aortic valve implantation (balloon-expandable Edwards SAPIEN valve and self-expanding CoreValve Revalving prosthesis) and multi-modality imaging.
This review outlines the early clinical experience with percutaneous aortic valve therapies and emphasizes the importance of multi-modality imaging throughout the procedure.
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Tops et al. (2009) studied this question.