%0 Journal Article %T Outcome of rapid deployment aortic valves: long-term experience after 700 implants %A Coti, Iuliana %A Haberl, Thomas %A Scherzer, Sabine %A Werner, Paul %A Shabanian, Shiva %A Kocher, Alfred %A Laufer, Guenther %A Andreas, Martin %J Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery %D 2020 %B 2020 %9 %! Outcome of rapid deployment aortic valves: long-term experience after 700 implants %K %X Background: The Edwards Intuity Valve System is a bioprosthesis with a balloon-expandable stent frame which enables rapid-deployment (RD). We aimed to analyze our single-center long-term experience with a follow-up until 9 years after aortic valve replacement (AVR) with this bioprosthesis. Methods: Between May 2010 and May 2019, 700 consecutive patients with severe aortic stenosis or combined aortic valve disease, implanted with a RD valve at our institution, were included in a prospective database. Median follow-up was 19 months and the total accumulated follow-up was 2,140 patient-years. Pre-operative characteristics, operative parameters, survival rates, valve-related adverse events and valve hemodynamics were assessed. Results: Mean age was 74±8 years, 45% female. Concomitant procedures were performed in 339 (48.4%) patients. In case of isolated AVR (361/700), a minimally invasive surgical (MIS) approach was conducted in 283 patients (78.4%). Cardio-pulmonary bypass (CPB) and cross-clamp times for isolated AVR were 107.7±28.2 and 73.8±21.3 minutes for MIS approaches and 92.8±28.8 and 57.5±20.6 minutes for full sternotomy (P Conclusions: We report excellent long-term results in this updated single center experience for RD aortic valves regaring durability, safety and hemodynamic performance. %U https://www.annalscts.com/article/view/16726 %V 9 %N 4 %P 314-321 %@ 2304-1021