Procedural Steps
Edwards SAPIEN Transcatheter Heart Valve
Device preparation
  • As above in the TAVR section.
Transfemoral access site preparation
  • As above in the TAVR section.
Crossing the valve and Wire positioning
  • 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
  • As above in the TAVR section.
 Align the THV
  • As above in the TAVR section. 
Crossing the aortic valve with Edwards SAPIEN Delivery System
  • As above in the TAVR section
Valve positioning and deployment
  • As above in the TAVR section.
Evolut PRO+ Transcatheter Heart Valve
Device preparation
  • As above in the TAVR section.
Insertion of Delivery System with THV
  • As above in the TAVR section.
Deployment Steps
  • As above in the TAVR section.
  • 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
  • As above in the TAVR section.
Removal of the Delivery system
  • As above in the TAVR section.