Transcatheter heart valve interventions: Where are we? Where are we going?

Bernard D. Prendergast, Helmut Baumgartner, Victoria Delgado, Olivier Gérard, Michael Haude, Anders Himmelmann, Bernard Iung, Matthew Leafstedt, Jasmine Lennartz, Francesco Maisano, Elena Andreassi Marinelli, Thomas Modine, Markus Mueller, Simon R. Redwood, Olaf Rörick, Cherif Sahyoun, Erika Saillant, Lars Søndergaard, Martin Thoenes, Karen ThomitzekMarion Tschernich, Alec Vahanian, Olaf Wendler, Evelyn Julia Zemke, Jeroen J. Bax*

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Abstract

Transcatheter heart valve interventions have transformed the outcomes of patients with valvular heart disease (VHD) who are unfavourable candidates for surgery. Technological advances have allowed extension of these interventions to younger or lower risk patients and those with other forms of VHD and may in the future permit earlier treatment of VHD in less symptomatic patients or those with moderate disease. The balance of risks and benefits is likely to differ between lower and higher risk patients, and more evidence is needed to evaluate the net benefit of transcatheter technology in these groups. As academic researchers, clinicians, industry, and patient stakeholders collaborate to research these broader indications for transcatheter valve interventions, it is essential to address (i) device durability and deliverability, (ii) specific anatomical needs (e.g. bicuspid aortic valves, aortic regurgitation, mitral and tricuspid valve disease), (iii) operator training, and (iv) the reinforced importance of the multidisciplinary Heart Team.

Original languageEnglish
JournalEuropean Heart Journal
Volume40
Issue number5
Pages (from-to)422-440
Number of pages19
ISSN0195-668X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019

Keywords

  • Aortic valve
  • Heart valve disease
  • Mitral valve
  • Transcatheter aortic valve replacement
  • Tricuspid valve

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