LONG-TERM BIOCOMPATIBILITY AND MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE OF A NEW BALLOON EXPANDABLE TRANSCATHETER BIOLOGICAL AORTIC VALVE SYSTEM ASSESSED BASED ON NOVEL OVINE AORTIC BANDING MODEL

The aim of the study was to evaluate a new, balloon expandable biological TAVI valve with self-positioning and left ventricle protection system (InFlow, CardValve Consortium, Poland) based on a novel, ovine model of aortic banding and six months observation. Surgical ascending aorta banding model