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Table 4 TAVR planning and procedure

From: Percutaneous treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm and aortic valve stenosis with ‘staged’ EVAR and TAVR: a case series

Case

Valve anatomy

TTE AVA (cm2)

TTE transvalvular gradient peak/mean (mmHg)

CT aortic annulus area (mm2)

CT aortic annulus perimeter (mm)

CT perimeter derived diameter (mm)

CT LVOT area (mm2)

CT LVOT perimeter (mm)

THV

Contrast (mL)

Fluoroscopy time (min)

Introducer main vascular access

through-and-through wire technique (radial-femoral)

Access protection

Local anesthesia

Main access closure

Pre-dilatation

Post-dilatation

1

Tricuspid

0.9

74/43

444.9

76.25

 

276.8

65.8

PORTICO n.27

180

29.47

19F St. Jude

Yes

Left omeral artery

Yes

Proglidex2 preclosing

No

No

2

Tricuspid

0.8

75/45

408.3

73.3

23.3

268.1

62.1

SAPIEN 3 n. 23

90

20.35

14F eSheath#

No

Omolateral

Yes

Prostar XL preclosing

No

Yes (23 mm)

3

Bicuspid type 1 L-R with calcific raphe

N/A

84/50

492.3

82.5

26.7

457.1

79

EVOLUT R 34 mm

250

37.26

20F Gore Dryseal

No

Omolateral

Yes

Proglidex2 preclosing

Yes (23 mm)

Yes (24 mm)

4

Tricuspid

0.9

70/40

428.8

74.6

23.7

430.2

74.7

MYVAL 24.5 mm

120

18.14

Python 14F#

No

Omolateral

Yes

Prostar XL preclosing

Yes (20 mm)

No

5

Tricuspid

0.8

37/22*

462.7

76.7

24.4

433

74.7

MYVAL 26 mm

150

20.41

Python 14F#

No

Crossover (femoral contralateral)

Yes

Proglidex2 preclosing

Yes (20 mm)

No

  1. CT computed tomography, N/A not available, TTE transthoracic echocardiogram, THV transcatheter heart valve, TTWT through-and-through
  2. wire technique
  3. *Severe LV impairment with LFLG low flow low gradient aortic valve stenosis
  4. #Expandable sheath (introducers with dynamic expansion mechanism and transient sheath expansion during THV delivery)