title: [Percutaneously implantable aortic valve: the JenaValve concept evolution].
abstract: Due to the increasing incidence of severe aortic stenosis in old and multimorbid patients, the percutaneous implantation of aortic valve-carrying stents has become an alternative to the surgical replacement of aortic valves. Starting in 1995, the authors developed a self-expanding stent which transferred the necessary forces for anchoring up to the aorta ascendens-a conception taken over from CoreValve. The further improvement of this idea over the past 11 years has led to a self-expanding, relatively short stent-valve system that is reliably positioned in the cusps of the old aortic valve and holds the old valve like a paper clip, thus transferring the holding forces physiologically. As compared to conventional systems, the sophisticated insertion catheter requires further chronic animal tests so as to represent a true alternative to the conventional surgical procedure.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik I (Kardiologie, Angiologie, Pneumologie, Internistische Intensivmedizin) der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena. Hans.Figulla@med.uni-jena.de
authors.forename: Hans R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Figulla
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferrari
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001021:Aortic Valve; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D005544:Forecasting; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015607:Stents