Structural valve deterioration 4 years after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: imaging and pathohistological findings

Affiliations

• ¹ From Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (M.-A.D., M.K., N.P., S.B., R.L.), Institute of Anesthesiology (N.P.M.), and Institute of Radiology (A.W.), German Heart Center Munich, Technische Universität München, Germany; Institute of Pathology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany (G.A.); DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research) - partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany (M.K., R.L.); and Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada (N.P.). deutsch@dhm.mhn.de.
• ² From Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (M.-A.D., M.K., N.P., S.B., R.L.), Institute of Anesthesiology (N.P.M.), and Institute of Radiology (A.W.), German Heart Center Munich, Technische Universität München, Germany; Institute of Pathology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany (G.A.); DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research) - partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany (M.K., R.L.); and Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada (N.P.).