Standardized definitions of structural deterioration and valve failure in assessing long-term durability of transcatheter and surgical aortic bioprosthetic valves: a consensus statement from the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI) endorsed by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)

Eur Heart J. 2017 Dec 1;38(45):3382-3390. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx303.
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Keywords: Bioprosthetic valve dysfunction; Bioprosthetic valve failure; Durability; Long-term outcomes; Structural valve deterioration; Surgical aortic valve replacement; Transcatheter aortic valve implantation.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Valve / surgery*
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
  • Bioprosthesis / adverse effects*
  • Cardiology*
  • Consensus*
  • Europe
  • Humans
  • Prosthesis Failure
  • Societies, Medical*
  • Thoracic Surgery*