Despite continuing efforts during the last decades, there is no 'ideal prosthetic valve
substitute'. Every valve prosthesis invokes new pathophysiological processes, including the …

Bioprostheses are prone to structural valve degeneration, resulting in limited long-term
durability. A significant challenge when comparing the durability of different types of …

Background: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is an alternative to surgical
aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in patients with severe aortic stenosis and intermediate or …

Background: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is standard therapy for patients
with severe aortic stenosis who are at high surgical risk. However, national data regarding …

In recent times, there has been a considerable increase in the use of aortic bioprostheses
(vs. mechanical prostheses) for treating aortic valve disease, and this tendency is likely to …

Aims The number of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) procedures is rapidly
increasing. This has a major impact on health care resource planning. However, the annual …

The implantation of bioprosthetic heart valves (BHVs) is increasingly becoming the treatment
of choice in patients requiring heart valve replacement surgery. Unlike mechanical heart …

Background Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) use is increasing in patients
with longer life expectancy, yet robust data on the durability of transcatheter heart valves …

Abstract Background: The Nordic Aortic Valve Intervention (NOTION) was designed to
compare transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) to surgical aortic valve replacement …

Objectives The purpose of this study was to evaluate clinical and echocardiographic
outcome data of the CHOICE (Randomized Comparison of Transcatheter Heart Valves in …