Changes of the eSheath Outer Dimensions Used for Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Table 1

Summary of unexpanded, maximum, and mean eSheath outer diameters of 14 F and 16 F eSheaths.

eSheath outer diameter (mm)	14 F eSheath/23 mm Sapien	14 F eSheath/26 mm Sapien	16 F eSheath/29 mm Sapien	value; (23 versus 29 mm)
Unexpanded eSheath	5.80 ± 0.12 mm	5.80 ± 0.12 mm	6.50 ± 0.11 mm	0.0001
eSheath ex vivo  max. at pusher site	7.65 ± 0.34 mm	7.64 ± 0.42 mm	8.18 ± 0.27 mm	0.03
Mean eSheath diameter after TAVI	7.14 ± 0.45 mm	7.26 ± 0.40 mm	8.10 ± 0.58 mm	0.02