Comments on: Correlation of Device Landing Zone Calcification and Acute Procedural Success in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantations With the Self-Expanding CoreValve Prosthesis http://www.thepreparedminds.com/archives/1197 In the field of observation, chance favors the prepared minds. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:45:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Paul Schoenhagen, MD http://www.thepreparedminds.com/archives/1197/comment-page-1#comment-1057 Paul Schoenhagen, MD Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:11:56 +0000 http://www.thepreparedminds.com/?p=1197#comment-1057 Similar to endovascular stent grafts of the aorta, the landing zone of the stent-valves is critical. The authors demonstrate that calcification of the valve, often extending into the LVOT and the base of the anterior mitral leaflet, have implication to procedural outcome. Similar to endovascular stent grafts of the aorta, the landing zone of the stent-valves is critical. The authors demonstrate that calcification of the valve, often extending into the LVOT and the base of the anterior mitral leaflet, have implication to procedural outcome.

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