HEART VALVE WITH ANCHORING STRUCTURE HAVING CONCAVE LANDING ZONE

A device for reducing paravalvular leakage upon implantation of a replacement heart valve is provided. The valve assembly includes a tissue or bioprosthetic heart valve attached to an anchoring structure. The anchoring structure includes an inlet rim that is substantially C-shaped in cross section t...

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Hauptverfasser: Weston, Matthew W, Elizondo, David R, Myers, Keith E, Malewicz, Andrzej M
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A device for reducing paravalvular leakage upon implantation of a replacement heart valve is provided. The valve assembly includes a tissue or bioprosthetic heart valve attached to an anchoring structure. The anchoring structure includes an inlet rim that is substantially C-shaped in cross section to form a concave landing zone. The anchoring structure self-seats when implanted in the sinus of a patient with the proximal and distal ends of the C-shaped inlet rim pushed against the proximal and distal portions of the aortic annulus to effectively prevent paravalvular leakage.