title: St Jude Medical Portico valve.
abstract: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation is increasingly being used to treat high-risk patients with symptomatic aortic valve disease. However, challenges still remain with current devices, both in terms of the procedure and the outcome. The St Jude Medical Portico transcatheter valve system is designed to mitigate some of these difficulties. We describe the device characteristics and how the device may impact on a TAVI procedure. An overview of the clinical experiences with the Portico valve system is also described.
authors.affiliation: The Heart Centre, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, United Kingdom. gmanoharan@msn.com
authors.forename: Ganesh
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Manoharan
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Spence
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rodés-Cabau
authors.forename: John G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Webb
mesh_terms: D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome