First expirience with percutaneous transfemoral implantation of the Edwards SAPIEN tm valve in patients with aortal stenosis
2009
Abstract
Aortic valve Edwards SAPIENtm is one of the two systems for percutaneous replacement of a degenerative stenosed aortic valve in the market. We describe a transfemoral implantation of an Edwards SAPIEN tm valve and also we discuss current criteria for indication of a percutaneous aortic valve implantation.
We publish the first experience with implantation of the two Edwards SAPIENtm aortic valves in the 1st Department of the Internal Medicine University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Czech republic. The implantation of the two valves, diameter 23 and 26 mm, passed without any serous problem.
Both patients could leave hospital seventh day after the procedure in optimal clinical condition.