Table 3. Currently available balloon-expandable valves.
| Melody | SAPIEN XT | SAPIEN 3 | |||||||
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| Valve size, mm (balloon size*) | 16 (18-20) | 18 (18-22) | 23 | 26 | 29 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 29 |
| Valve height: unexpanded, mm | 28 | 30 | 14.3 | 17.3 | 19.1 | 15.5 | 18 | 20 | 22.5 |
| Appropriate RVOT diameter, mm | ≤20 | ≤22 | 18-22 | 21-25 | 24-27 | 16-19 | 18-22 | 21-25 | 24-28 |
| Delivery sheath size, Fr | 22 | 16, 18, 20 | 14, 16 (for 29 mm S3) | ||||||
| Suitable landing zone anatomy | conduit (with prestent), bioprosthetic valve | conduit, native RVOT, bioprosthetic valve for stenotic lesion longer than the valve, place prestent | |||||||
Notes.
Abbreviations
- RVOT
- right ventricular outflow tract
*
Only different for the Melody valves.