Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Using the Portico System: 10 Things to Remember.

Apostolos Tzikas,Hafid Amrane,Francesco Bedogni,Nedy Brambilla,Joelle Kefer,Ganesh Manoharan,Raj Makkar,Helge Mollman,Josep Rodes–Cabau,Ulrich Schäfer,Magnus Settergren,Konstantinos Spargias,Ad van Boven,Thomas Walther,Stephen G. Worthley,Lars Søndergaard

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Using the Portico System: 10 Things to Remember.

2016

Apostolos Tzikas
Hafid Amrane
Francesco Bedogni
Nedy Brambilla
Joelle Kefer
Ganesh Manoharan
Raj Makkar
Helge Mollman
Josep Rodes–Cabau
Ulrich Schäfer
Magnus Settergren
Konstantinos Spargias
Ad van Boven
Thomas Walther
Stephen G. Worthley
Lars Søndergaard

The Portico system (St. Jude Medical, Minneapolis, MN, USA) consists of a self-expanding valve prosthesis and a delivery system designed for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). We describe this system, its 10-steps implantation procedure, and provide tips and tricks based on our personal experience with this system.

Keywords:

Portico
Prosthesis
Aortic valve replacement
Medicine
Implantation procedure
Surgery
valve prosthesis
delivery system
Valve replacement
transcatheter aortic

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