Transcatheter aortic valve implantation: know the differences between the currently available technologies.

MacDonald, Iona; Pasupati, S · Eur Heart J · 2010

review · Level V

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Abstract

This follow-on article (see below) comparing the differences between the Edwards-Sapien valve (ESV) and the Medtronic CoreValve (MCV) discusses transcatheter valve technologies from the point of view of a world-renowned team of cardiac experts led by Dr Sanjeevan Pasupati from Waikato Hospital, New Zealand, which has deployed both the ESV and the MCV technology since 2008.

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