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Procedural Steps
Edwards SAPIEN Transcatheter Heart Valve
Device preparation
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As above in the TAVR section.
Transfemoral access site preparation
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As above in the TAVR section.
Crossing the valve and Wire positioning
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Advance AR1 catheter to the aortic root. Cross the aortic valve with a 0.038” Straight-tip Stiff Terumo GLIDEWIREÒ in RAO view.
Advancement of the Commander delivery system
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As above in the TAVR section.
Align the THV
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As above in the TAVR section.
Crossing the aortic valve with Edwards SAPIEN Delivery System
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As above in the TAVR section
Valve positioning and deployment
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As above in the TAVR section.
Evolut PRO+ Transcatheter Heart Valve
Device preparation
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As above in the TAVR section.
Insertion of Delivery System with THV
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As above in the TAVR section.
Deployment Steps
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As above in the TAVR section.
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Position the valve at the target implantation depth as determined by the distance between the basal plane and inflow edge of valve frame. Target implant depth is 3 mm.
Final Release
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As above in the TAVR section.
Removal of the Delivery system
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As above in the TAVR section.