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Valvular Heart Disease
Ihab Alomari, MD, FACC Assistant Professor of Medicine Associate Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Division of Cardiovascular Diseases University of California -Irvine
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Core Valve Specifics
Nitinol self expanding frame • One frame with three different diameters and radial/hoop
strengths. Porcine Pericardial Tissue • Leaflets and skirt elements
– Fixation and sterilization • Valve 26 mm, 29 mm, 31 mm • Partially repositionable
Study started in the U.S. in 2010.
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PARTNER Inclusion Criteria
Severe AS: Echo-derived AVA < 0.8 cm2 (or AVA index < 0.5 cm2/m2) and mean AVG > 40 mm Hg or peak jet velocity > 4.0 m/s
Cardiac Symptoms: NYHA Functional Class ≥ II
High surgical risk: Predicted risk of operative mortality ≥ 15% (determined by site surgeon and cardiologist); STS score ≥ 10
Inoperable patients: Predicted risk of 30 day mortality ≥ 50% post-surgery or a serious irreversible condition. • ≥ 2 surgeons agreement that patient is inoperable.