Edwards SAPIEN 3 valve

EuroIntervention. 2012 Sep:8 Suppl Q:Q83-7. doi: 10.4244/EIJV8SQA15.

Abstract

Building on the established success with the SAPIEN, SAPIEN XT and earlier prototypic transcatheter heart valves (THV) the newest balloon-expandable valve incorporates a number of new and enhanced features intended to reduce the risk of vascular injury, to reduce paravalvular regurgitation, and to facilitate rapid and accurate positioning and implantation. The SAPIEN 3 THV incorporates a cobalt chromium stent, bovine pericardial leaflets, and both an inner and new outer polyethylene terephthalate sealing cuff. The delivery system incorporates an active three-dimensional coaxial positioning catheter, and is compatible with a 14 Fr expandable sheath.

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / etiology
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / prevention & control
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / physiopathology
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / therapy*
  • Balloon Valvuloplasty
  • Bioprosthesis*
  • Cardiac Catheterization / adverse effects
  • Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation*
  • Cardiac Catheters
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis*
  • Hemodynamics
  • Humans
  • Patient Selection
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Treatment Outcome