TY - JOUR AU - Toggweiler, Stefan AU - Webb, John PY - 2012/12/16 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Challenges in transcatheter aortic valve implantation JF - Swiss Medical Weekly JA - Swiss Med Wkly VL - 142 IS - 5152 SE - Review article: Biomedical intelligence DO - 10.4414/smw.2012.13735 UR - https://smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/1625 SP - w13735 AB - <p><p>Although safety and efficacy of TAVI was improved with next-generation equipment, experience, and careful patient selection, some worrisome complications associated with the procedure remain. Current hot topics in transcatheter aortic valve implantation include patient selection, valve sizing, paravalvular regurgitation, cerebrovascular accidents, vascular complications and need for a permanent pacemaker. In this article we review the pathophysiology, avoidance and treatment options for these complications.</p></p> ER -