Predictors of Hagar et al for Paravalvular Leak After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

Patient selection: transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Predictors of paravalvular leak:

(1) greater aortic valve calcification volume in cubic mm (mean 991.6 +/- 709.9, vs 604.4 +/- 479.1)

(2) larger annular dimensions (area and diameters)

(3) pre-replacement transvalvular peak velocity in meters per second (mean 5.15 +/- 0.75, vs 4.94 +/- 0.71)

There are significant overlaps between those with and without paravalvular leak.

Calcification locations associated with paravalvular leak:

(1) body of the leaflet

(2) cusps