Early safety and mid-term clinical outcomes of technology transfer of transcatheter aortic valve implantation in patients with severe aortic valve stenosis in Vietnam: a single-center experience of 90 patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study investigated the early safety and mid-term outcomes of stepwise implementation of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in Vietnamese patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) at a single center, following the process of technical transfer.

Methods

From 2017 to 2022, 90 patients with symptomatic severe AS underwent TAVI at a tertiary hospital in Vietnam. The first 30 cases received support for technology transfer from international proctors. One-year outcomes were evaluated using the Valve Academic Research Consortium-2 (VARC-2) criteria.

Findings

Forty patients (45.5%) had bicuspid aortic valve (BAV). The Medtronic Evolut R/Pro self-expanding valve system was used in 98.9% of all cases, with a 29-mm valve being the most common. Device s

SUBMITTER: Nhan VT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10652144 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature