Conduction disorders after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: A comparison between SAPIEN 3 and SAPIEN 3 Ultra balloon-expandable valves
Front Cardiovasc Med
Conduction disorders (CD) are the most common complications after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI). The last generation of Edwards balloon expandable valves, the SAPIEN 3 Ultra (S3U), is provided with an external sealing skirt that aims to further reduce paravalvular leakage (PVL) compared to SAPIEN 3 (S3) and could potentially lead to higher CD rate. We sought to investigate the rate of new-onset CD in patients undergoing TAVI with the S3 or S3U valve.
Reference: Conduction disorders after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: A comparison between SAPIEN 3 and SAPIEN 3 Ultra balloon-expandable valves. Monizzi G, Olivares P, Makmur G, Fabbiocchi F, Grancini L, Mastrangelo A, Ferrari C, Galli S, Montorsi P, Bartorelli AL. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2022 Nov 2;9:922696.