Original InvestigationSystemic Vascular Load in Calcific Degenerative Aortic Valve Stenosis: Insight From Percutaneous Valve Replacement
This work was presented in part at the Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, 2012, Los Angeles, California, November 4 to 7; abstract A15474.
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Key Words
aortic valve stenosis
hemodynamics
vascular function
Abbreviations and Acronyms
AS
aortic stenosis
BCW
backward compression wave
C
compliance
Ea
systemic arterial elastance
FCW
forward compression wave
SVI
stroke volume index
TAVR
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
WIA
wave intensity analysis
Z
impedance
Zc
characteristic impedance
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This study was supported by Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, Spain, grants PIS09/02602, PIS012/02878, RD12/0042, CM12/00273 (to Dr. Perez del Villar), and CM11/00221 (to Dr. Mombiela). Drs. Mombiela, González-Mansilla, and del Villar were partially supported by grants from the Fundación para Investigación Biomédica Gregorio Marañón, Spain. Dr. Martínez-Legazpi was supported by U.S. National Institutes of Health grant 1R21 HL108268-01. All other authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.