Percutaneous versus Surgical Intervention for Severe Aortic Valve Stenosis: A Systematic Review

Figure 3

Biomodeling of SAPIEN XT starting from the CT scan. (a) CT scan showed calcifications of aortic valve and root; (b) modeling of the balloon-expandable system showing an incomplete deployment (red arrow); (c) thrombotic formation (red arrow) in correspondence with the distortion of the stent and reduced mobility of the leaflet of the bioprosthesis (yellow arrow).

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