{"id":5420,"date":"2021-10-08T14:26:29","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T14:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edwardseducation.com\/edwardsmasters\/?p=5420"},"modified":"2023-04-23T11:31:22","modified_gmt":"2023-04-23T11:31:22","slug":"durability-an-even-more-important-factor-in-valve-selection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edwardseducation.com\/edwardsmasters\/durability-an-even-more-important-factor-in-valve-selection\/","title":{"rendered":"Durability: An even more important factor in valve selection"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5420\" class=\"elementor elementor-5420\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a61ae8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a61ae8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cffd12e\" data-id=\"cffd12e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4547f46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4547f46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 2021 update of the ESC\/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease, recommends treating <strong>patients with severe aortic stenosis younger than 75 years and low risk<\/strong> with surgical aortic valve replacement <strong>(SAVR)<\/strong>, simplifying the initial patient treatment pathway and preferred mode of intervention. The implication is that <strong>valve durability is now even more important<\/strong> because of younger patients\u2019 greater longevity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dcdaf02 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dcdaf02\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d2ad87\" data-id=\"7d2ad87\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66fb8ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66fb8ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Edwards Lifesciences has two ongoing trials, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edwards.com\/pages\/inspiring-results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COMMENCE and EU Feasibility<\/a>, that are evaluating the longevity of a bioprosthetic valve with novel RESILIA tissue. Both trials have\u00a0demonstrated a favourable safety profile and good haemodynamic performance at 5 years, with additional follow-up to be conducted up to 10 years.<sup>1,2<\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7456e8\" data-id=\"e7456e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9c55ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e9c55ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/edwardseducation.com\/edwardsmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/04OCT21_Magnifying-glass_0-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5411\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwardseducation.com\/edwardsmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/04OCT21_Magnifying-glass_0-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwardseducation.com\/edwardsmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/04OCT21_Magnifying-glass_0-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwardseducation.com\/edwardsmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/04OCT21_Magnifying-glass_0-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/edwardseducation.com\/edwardsmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/04OCT21_Magnifying-glass_0-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwardseducation.com\/edwardsmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/04OCT21_Magnifying-glass_0-1.jpg 1147w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72e6e41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72e6e41\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bd22a3\" data-id=\"7bd22a3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-595d0ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"595d0ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The COMMENCE trial<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e2a456 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e2a456\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6146a18\" data-id=\"6146a18\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0de6a8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0de6a8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Safety endpoints, probability event-free:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-517b53c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"517b53c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a441226\" data-id=\"a441226\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a670f4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a670f4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>COMMENCE is an FDA pivotal trial designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the INSPIRIS bioprosthetic aortic valve with the novel RESILIA tissue.<sup>1<\/sup> The 5-year data are now available:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42e4716 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42e4716\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]-->All-cause mortality <b><span style=\"font-size: 16.0pt;line-height: 107%\">89.2%<\/span><\/b><\/p><p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]-->Major paravalvular leak <b><span style=\"font-size: 16.0pt;line-height: 107%\">99.5%<\/span><\/b><\/p><p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]-->Endocarditis <b><span style=\"font-size: 16.0pt;line-height: 107%\">97.8%<\/span><\/b><\/p><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eed6aa1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eed6aa1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0227ff5\" data-id=\"0227ff5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36bcdd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36bcdd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Improved haemodynamic performance from baseline<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f978266 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f978266\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a245a18\" data-id=\"a245a18\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e7dd80 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e7dd80\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-24c8c8d\" data-id=\"24c8c8d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-820b757 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"820b757\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/edwardseducation.com\/edwardsmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/04OCT21_Improved-haemodynamic-performance-from-baseline_0-1-1024x575.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5422\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwardseducation.com\/edwardsmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/04OCT21_Improved-haemodynamic-performance-from-baseline_0-1-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwardseducation.com\/edwardsmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/04OCT21_Improved-haemodynamic-performance-from-baseline_0-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwardseducation.com\/edwardsmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/04OCT21_Improved-haemodynamic-performance-from-baseline_0-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwardseducation.com\/edwardsmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/04OCT21_Improved-haemodynamic-performance-from-baseline_0-1-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/edwardseducation.com\/edwardsmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/04OCT21_Improved-haemodynamic-performance-from-baseline_0-1-2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aa3a60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7aa3a60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The absence of structural valve deterioration through 5 years* and the presence of stable gradients, plus freedom from regurgitation support durability over the observational period.<\/p><p>*One case of structural valve deterioration was diagnosed at postoperative Day 1,848.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-216e383 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"216e383\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90a7e3b\" data-id=\"90a7e3b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87ba9cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87ba9cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>At 5 years, COMMENCE results indicate a favourable safety profile and stable haemodynamic performance of a bioprosthetic valve with RESILIA tissue. Ten-year data in an extended follow-up cohort and the RESILIENCE trial with 11-year follow-up are forthcoming.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f9f56e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f9f56e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11191af\" data-id=\"11191af\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d26022 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d26022\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The RESILIA EU  Feasibility study<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9bf4857 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9bf4857\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fbab7f\" data-id=\"1fbab7f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b67233 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b67233\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The RESILIA EU Feasibility study has investigated the safety and performance in aortic valve replacement patients of the bioprosthesis with the novel RESILIA tissue at 5 years.<sup>2<\/sup> Here, we summarise the results at 5 years:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0582cf4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0582cf4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4833dd7\" data-id=\"4833dd7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bfd3d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9bfd3d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2362\" height=\"1417\" src=\"https:\/\/edwardseducation.com\/edwardsmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/06OCT21_Table-for-webpage-2_0-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5612\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwardseducation.com\/edwardsmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/06OCT21_Table-for-webpage-2_0-2.jpg 2362w, https:\/\/edwardseducation.com\/edwardsmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/06OCT21_Table-for-webpage-2_0-2-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwardseducation.com\/edwardsmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/06OCT21_Table-for-webpage-2_0-2-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwardseducation.com\/edwardsmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/06OCT21_Table-for-webpage-2_0-2-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwardseducation.com\/edwardsmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/06OCT21_Table-for-webpage-2_0-2-1536x921.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/edwardseducation.com\/edwardsmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/06OCT21_Table-for-webpage-2_0-2-2048x1229.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2362px) 100vw, 2362px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bae11bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bae11bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stable haemodynamic performance:<\/p><ul><li><p>Mean gradient was 14.8 \u00b1 7.6 mmHg<\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-family: MerriweatherSans;font-size: 1.14rem;font-weight: normal\">Average effective orifice area was 1.4 \u00b1 0.5 cm<\/span><sup style=\"font-family: MerriweatherSans;font-weight: normal\">2<\/sup><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>Zero structural valve deterioration events and stable transvalvular gradients were observed at 5 years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e5726b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e5726b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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data-id=\"7a31739\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">References<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60ece62 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60ece62\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8229a53\" data-id=\"8229a53\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c54235 elementor-widget 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Bavaria J, Griffith B, Heimansohn DA <em>et al.<\/em> Five-year outcomes of the COMMENCE trial investigating aortic valve replacement with a novel tissue bioprosthesis. Presented at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Annual Meeting, January 29-31, 2021.<\/p><p>2. Bartus K, Litwinowicz R, Bilewska A <em>et al<\/em>. Final 5-year outcomes following aortic valve replacement with a RESILIA\u2122 tissue bioprosthesis. <em>Eur J Cardiothorac Surg<\/em> 2020; <strong>59:<\/strong> 434\u201341.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eeb1608 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eeb1608\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ee4471\" data-id=\"7ee4471\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8f848d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8f848d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>No clinical data are available that evaluate the long-term impact of RESILIA tissue in patients.<\/b><\/p><p><strong>For professional use. 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