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SUBMITTER: Pilgrim T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5210340 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pilgrim Thomas T Stortecky Stefan S Nietlispach Fabian F Heg Dik D Tueller David D Toggweiler Stefan S Ferrari Enrico E Noble Stéphane S Maisano Francesco F Jeger Raban R Roffi Marco M Grünenfelder Jürg J Huber Christoph C Wenaweser Peter P Windecker Stephan S
Journal of the American Heart Association 20161117 11
<h4>Background</h4>The safety and effectiveness of the fully repositionable LOTUS valve system as compared with the balloon-expandable Edwards SAPIEN 3 prosthesis for the treatment of aortic stenosis has not been evaluated to date.<h4>Methods and results</h4>All patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation with the Edwards SAPIEN 3 or the LOTUS valve system were included into the Swiss Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Registry. An adjusted analysis was performed to compare ...[more]