[Percutaneous aortic valve replacement - pro].
Percutaneous aortic valve replacement is presently on its way to revolutionize the current treatment practice for patients with degenerative aortic valve stenosis. Two different techniques are available: the balloon-expandable Edwards valve prosthesis and the self-expanding CoreValve ReValving prosthesis. After an initial learning curve as well as device modifications, use of the current generations has a > 95% success rate with a low peri- and post-interventional complication rate. In this article, an overview on the current status of this technique will be provided.
Medizinische Klinik - Kardiologie/Angiologie, HELIOS Klinikum Siegburg.
Lutz
L
Buellesfeld
Eberhard
E
Grube
D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical