Two-Year Results of the 17-mm Avalus Aortic Valve in the PERIGON Japan Trial

• Published in: Circulation Journal Vol. 85; no. 7; pp. 1035 - 1041
• Main Authors: Yaku, Hitoshi, Fujita, Tomoyuki, Nakajima, Hiroyuki, Fukumura, Yoshiaki, Gearhart, Elizabeth, Okita, Yutaka, Yamanaka, Katsuhiro, Yamaguchi, Atsushi, Komiya, Tatsuhiko, Murakami, Hirohisa, Zaikokuji, Kenta
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan The Japanese Circulation Society 25.06.2021
• Subjects: Aged; Aortic regurgitation; Aortic stenosis; Aortic Valve - diagnostic imaging; Aortic Valve - surgery; Aortic Valve Stenosis - surgery; Bovine pericardial tissue valve; Female; Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; Humans; Japan; Male; Surgical aortic valve; Treatment Outcome; Japan; Aortic stenosis; Bovine pericardial tissue valve; Surgical aortic valve; Aortic regurgitation

Background:The PERIcardial SurGical AOrtic Valve ReplacemeNt (PERIGON) Japan Trial was developed to assess the safety and effectiveness of the 17-mm Avalus bioprosthesis (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN, USA) in patients undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement.Methods and Results:The primary endpoin...