Proof of Concept: Measuring Aortic Annulus Resistance by Means of Pressure-Volume Curves During Balloon Inflation to Guide Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation.

ABSTRACT: This study assessed the basic working principle to measure aortic annulus resistance during balloon inflation for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), by acquisition of pressure-volume curve for a guided semi-automatic implantation. A modular bench-system was used which allows the incremental inflation of valvuloplasty balloons by means of a stepper-motor driven linear axis with simultaneous recording of the pressure changes inside the system. Different porcine aortic xenografts were assessed by use of a non-compliant valvuloplasty balloon. In a second step transcatheter aortic stents were implanted inside target sized xenografts. The recorded pressure volume-curves showed that the system can accurately differentiate between different xenografts and assess the quality of the tis

SUBMITTER: Noterdaeme T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8119645 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature