Transcatheter aortic valve implantation with self-expanding valves and the impact of balloon predilatation: the DIRECT II trial.

Koliastasis L, Doundoulakis I, Rychter J, Zembala M, Ninios V, Ninios I, Evangelou S, Katsimagklis G, Mastrokostopoulos A, Moraitis S, Komporozos C, Hamilos M, Skalidis E, Syrseloudis D, Pagkalidou E, Benetos G, Latsios G, Drakopoulou M, Synetos A, Aggeli K, Tousoulis D, Tsioufis K, Toutouzas K.   Hellenic J Cardiol. 2023 Sep 29:S1109-9666(23)00187-2. doi: 10.1016/j.hjc.2023.09.016. […]

Pre-Dilatation Versus No Pre-Dilatation for Implantation of a Self- Expanding Valve in All Comers Undergoing TAVR: The DIRECT Trial

Konstantinos Toutouzas, Georgios Benetos, Vasilis Voudris, Maria Drakopoulou, Konstantinos Stathogiannis, George Latsios, Andreas Synetos, Alexios Antonopoulos, Elias Kosmas, Ioannis Iakovou, Georgios Katsimagklis, Antonios Mastrokostopoulos, Sotiris Moraitis, Vicki Zeniou, Haim Danenberg, Manolis Vavuranakis, Dimitris Tousoulis.   JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2019 Apr 22;12(8):767-777