Also known as: SAPIEN Heart Valve; Transcatheter Aortic heart valve
The Edwards SAPIEN valve is a collapsible aortic heart valve that can be introduced into the body via a catheter-based delivery system. The valve is designed to replace a patient’s diseased "native" aortic valve without traditional open-heart surgery and while the heart continues to beat. The valve can be implanted in patients using the transfemoral technique (delivered via the femoral artery) or transapical technique (delivered via a small incision between the ribs).
See an illustrated description of the Edwards SAPIEN valve procedure.
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