TY - JOUR TI - Impact of “high” implantation on functionality of self-expandable bioprosthesis during the short- and long-term outcome of patients who undergo transcatheter aortic valve implantation: Is high implantation beneficial? AU - Vavuranakis, M. AU - Kariori, M. AU - Scott, L. AU - Kalogeras, K. AU - Siasos, G. AU - Vrachatis, D. AU - Lavda, M. AU - Kalantzis, C. AU - Vavuranakis, M. AU - Bei, E. AU - Moldovan, C.-M. AU - Oikonomou, E. AU - Stefanadis, C. AU - Tousoulis, D. JO - Cardiovascular Therapeutics PY - 2018 VL - 36 TODO - 3 SP - null PB - Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd SN - 1755-5914, 1755-5922 TODO - 10.1111/1755-5922.12330 TODO - aged; all cause mortality; aortic regurgitation; aortography; Article; controlled study; echocardiography; female; follow up; heart hemodynamics; heart left ventricle; hospital discharge; human; major clinical study; male; outcome assessment; paravalvular aortic regurgitation; prediction; priority journal; self expandable bioprosthesis; transcatheter aortic valve implantation; aortic valve; aortic valve stenosis; bioprosthesis; coronary blood vessel; diagnostic imaging; heart; hemodynamics; procedures; prosthesis implantation; reproducibility; retrospective study; surgery; transcatheter aortic valve implantation; treatment outcome; very elderly; x-ray computed tomography, Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aortic Valve; Aortic Valve Stenosis; Bioprosthesis; Coronary Vessels; Echocardiography; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Heart; Hemodynamics; Humans; Male; Prosthesis Implantation; Reproducibility of Results; Retrospective Studies; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement; Treatment Outcome TODO - Aim: High position of the self-expandable bioprosthesis CoreValve/Evolut R has been proved to affect immediate hemodynamics of the valve. Whether this may have any impact on long-term procedural outcome has not been defined yet. The purpose of this study was to assess whether the final position of aortic bioprosthesis affects its long-term functionality. Method: Consecutive patients (pts) who underwent successful TAVI procedure were evaluated and separated into 2 groups according to the implantation depth (ID): Group I: pts with 4 mm