TY - JOUR JO - Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery SN - 1731-5530 VL - 12 IS - 2 PY - 2015 ID - Wilczek2015 TI - CARDIAC SURGERYRisk factors for paravalvular leak after transcatheter aortic valve implantation AB - Many studies have shown that transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) improves outcomes in patients with severe aortic stenosis in whom a classical surgical procedure cannot be performed due to the high risk. As one of the most frequent periprocedural complications of TAVI, paravalvular leak significantly affects the short- and long-term prognosis for patients undergoing implantation. In this paper, we analyze the most significant anatomical and procedural predictors of paravalvular leak after TAVI. AU - Wilczek, Krzysztof AU - Bujak, Kamil AU - Reguła, Rafał AU - Chodór, Piotr AU - Osadnik, Tadeusz SP - 89 EP - 94 DA - 2015 DO - 10.5114/kitp.2015.52848 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2015.52848 ER -