Yue Xuan1, Danny Dvir2, Andrew D Wisneski1, Zhongjie Wang1, Jian Ye3, Julius M Guccione1, Liang Ge1, Elaine E Tseng1. 1. Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco and San Francisco VA Medical Centers, San Francisco, CA. 2. Division of Cardiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. 3. Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital and Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Abstract
AIMS: As indications for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) continue to expand towards younger and lower-risk patients, durability becomes an increasingly important question. Durability decreases as leaflet stresses increase, but the impact of transcatheter heart valve (THV) size on stress is unknown. Patient annulus sizes can fall within "grey zones" between 2 TAVR sizes. Our aim was to examine the impact of balloon-expandable THV size on leaflet stresses. METHODS AND RESULTS: SapienXT 23mm, 26mm, and 29mm sizes (Edwards Lifesciences, Inc) underwent micro-computed tomography scanning to create THV computational models then loaded to systemic pressure using finite element software. THV leaflet maximum principal stresses were 1.69MPa (23mm), 1.70MPa (26mm), and 2.12MPa (29mm) at mean arterial pressure. For intermediate annulus sizes, undersizing the larger THV yielded lower leaflet stresses than oversizing the smaller THV. CONCLUSIONS: Increasing THV size yielded greater leaflet maximum principal stresses, which could suggest a relationship between THV size and long-term durability.. For annulus "grey zones" sizes, undersizing the larger THV resulted in lower leaflet stresses than oversizing the smaller THV. These results may influence optimal device sizing, as THV durability remains an important, unanswered question.
AIMS: As indications for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) continue to expand towards younger and lower-risk patients, durability becomes an increasingly important question. Durability decreases as leaflet stresses increase, but the impact of transcatheter heart valve (THV) size on stress is unknown. Patient annulus sizes can fall within "grey zones" between 2 TAVR sizes. Our aim was to examine the impact of balloon-expandable THV size on leaflet stresses. METHODS AND RESULTS: SapienXT 23mm, 26mm, and 29mm sizes (Edwards Lifesciences, Inc) underwent micro-computed tomography scanning to create THV computational models then loaded to systemic pressure using finite element software. THV leaflet maximum principal stresses were 1.69MPa (23mm), 1.70MPa (26mm), and 2.12MPa (29mm) at mean arterial pressure. For intermediate annulus sizes, undersizing the larger THV yielded lower leaflet stresses than oversizing the smaller THV. CONCLUSIONS: Increasing THV size yielded greater leaflet maximum principal stresses, which could suggest a relationship between THV size and long-term durability.. For annulus "grey zones" sizes, undersizing the larger THV resulted in lower leaflet stresses than oversizing the smaller THV. These results may influence optimal device sizing, as THV durability remains an important, unanswered question.
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