Immediate and Long-Term Echocardiographic Findings after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation for the Treatment of Aortic Stenosis: The Cribier-Edwards/Edwards-Sapien Valve Experience

The SOURCE Registry: what is the learning curve in trans-apical aortic valve implantation?

“…Echocardiographic performance of the Edwards SAPIEN TM trans-catheter heart valve (THV) was reportedly excellent [17], and prosthetic failure after TAVI is currently rare. However, one case of endocarditis was reported 2 months after TA-AVI using an Edwards SAPIEN TM THV [18], and a failing Corevalve TM prosthesis was found 4 months after TF-AVI [19].…”

Effect of Aortic Regurgitation Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation on Outcomes

“…16 A possible explanation for the progressive reduction in paravalvular AR after balloon-expandable valve implantation is the presence of positive remodeling of the aortic annulus. 17 Over time, the stented prosthesis may adapt to better accommodate and seal the calcified native commissures and thus, minimizing the paravalvular leak.…”

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Aortic Stenosis: The Role of Echocardiography

“…Bauer et al 38 recently reported on 2-year echocardiographic follow-up of the CribierEdwards/SAPIEN series of valves, which is similarly encouraging and suggests durability. Mean and peak prosthetic gradients remained stable, with AR tending to decrease at follow-up, with no patient shown to have more than 2+ AR at 2 years.…”