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Structural Design of Transcatheter Aortic Valves: General Concepts Related to Imaging

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Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is an alternative approach in patients deemed “high risk” or “inoperable” for surgical aortic valve replacement (sAVR) [1–4]. A number of novel transcatheter heart valves (THVs) have been developed over the past decade, each with unique features that may provide potential advantages in patients undergoing TAVR. Unlike surgical valves, wherein the native aortic valve is resected, directly visualized, and a surgical valve is sewn into the aortic annulus, aortic THVs must expand and both conform to the native aortic annulus and interact with critical structures in the aortic valvar complex, including the thickened and rigid native valve leaflets and left ventricular outflow tract and membranous septum.

Relationship with Industry: Jeffrey J. Popma: Research Grants: Medtronic Vascular, Boston Scientific, Abbott Vascular, Cordis Corporation, Medrad, Covidien. Advisory Boards: Boston Scientific, Abbott Vascular.

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  1. Interventional Cardiology Clinical Services, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 185 Pilgrim Road, Boston, MA, 02215, USA

    Jeffrey J. Popma MD, Alexandra Almonacid MD & George Gellert MD

  2. Departments of Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Division) and Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

    Jeffrey J. Popma MD, Alexandra Almonacid MD, Diana Litmanovich MD & George Gellert MD

  3. Department of Anesthesia, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA

    Jeffrey J. Popma MD, Alexandra Almonacid MD, Diana Litmanovich MD & George Gellert MD

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Popma, J.J., Almonacid, A., Litmanovich, D., Gellert, G. (2014). Structural Design of Transcatheter Aortic Valves: General Concepts Related to Imaging. In: Min, J., Berman, D., Leipsic, J. (eds) Multimodality Imaging for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2798-7_8

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