Increased Aortic Angulation in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation-Still a Challenging Anatomy?

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Increased aortic angulation (AA) is anatomically challenging during transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and may affect procedural outcomes. This study evaluates the clinical and procedural impact of AA in contemporary TAVI procedures.

Methods

This retrospective single-centre observational study included 509 consecutive patients undergoing transfemoral TAVI between January 2021 and December 2024. The primary end-point was device success according to VARC-3 criteria. Secondary endpoints included technical success, early safety at 30 days, procedural time, fluoroscopy time, contrast volume, paravalvular regurgitation (PVR), and permanent pacemaker implantation (PPI). Multivariable logistic and linear regression models were used to assess the association be

SUBMITTER: Polat E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12782728 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature