Peripheral intravascular lithotripsy for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a multicentre observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The presence of severe calcific atherosclerosis at the iliofemoral axis may preclude transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) by the transfemoral (TF) approach. Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) is a novel technology that fractures intimal/medial calcium and increases vessel compliance allowing TF TAVI in selected patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD).

Aims

The aim of this study was to report on the safety and efficacy of IVL-assisted TF TAVI in an all-comers population.

Methods

Clinical, imaging and procedural data on all consecutive patients treated by IVL-assisted TF TAVI in six high-volume European centres (2018-2020) were collected in this prospective, real-world, multicentre registry.

Results

IVL-assisted TF TAVI was performed in 10

SUBMITTER: Nardi G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9896402 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature