The transcatheter valve technology pipeline for treatment of adult valvular heart disease

The transcatheter valve technology pipeline has started as simple balloon valvuloplasty for the treatment of stenotic heart valves and evolved since the year 2000 to either repair or replace heart valves percutaneously with multiple devices. In this review, the present technology and its application...

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Published in:European heart journal 2016-07, Vol.37 (28), p.2226-2239
Main Authors: Figulla, Hans R, Webb, John G, Lauten, Alexander, Feldman, Ted
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Balloon Valvuloplasty
Cardiac Catheterization
Heart Valve Diseases
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
Humans
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Summary:The transcatheter valve technology pipeline has started as simple balloon valvuloplasty for the treatment of stenotic heart valves and evolved since the year 2000 to either repair or replace heart valves percutaneously with multiple devices. In this review, the present technology and its application are illuminated and a glimpse into the near future is dared from a physician's perspective.
ISSN:0195-668X
1522-9645
DOI:10.1093/eurheartj/ehw153