一个新的气球可扩展的跨导管大动脉生物假体:Myval和Myval Octacor

Carolina Montonati1, Dario Pellegrini1, Daniele Oreste d'Atri1,2

  • 1U.O. Cardiologia Ospedaliera, IRCCS Ospedale Galeazzi-Sant'Ambrogio, Milan, Italy.

概括

迈瓦尔和迈瓦尔Octacor跨导管心脏门 (THVs) 显示出严重的大动脉狭窄的安全性和有效性,即使在具有挑战性的情况下. 这些新型系统显示了低膜漏洞和心脏起器植入率.

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