Cracking the ring of Edwards Perimount bioprosthesis with ultrahigh pressure balloons prior to transcatheter valve in valve implantation

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Oct 20;176(3):1048-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.175. Epub 2014 Aug 7.

Authors

D Tanase¹, J Grohmann², S Schubert², F Uhlemann², A Eicken², P Ewert²

Affiliations

¹ German Heart Centre Munich, Lazarettstr. 36, 80686 Munich, Germany. Electronic address: tanase@gmx.de.
² German Heart Centre Munich, Lazarettstr. 36, 80686 Munich, Germany.

PMID: 25156860
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.175

No abstract available

Keywords: Edwards Perimount; Ultra high pressure balloon; Valve-in-valve.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Balloon Valvuloplasty / instrumentation
Balloon Valvuloplasty / methods*
Bioprosthesis* / standards
Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation
Cardiac Catheterization / methods*
Child
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
Heart Valve Prosthesis* / standards
Humans
Materials Testing / methods*