Figure 6.
Macroscopic examination of an explanted heart after rtCMR-guided TAVI. The CoreValve prosthesis is correctly implanted across the aortic annulus with an implantation depth of approximately 12 mm into the LVOT (A). The waisted middle portion of the stent-valve is placed above the coronary ostia, thereby maintaining coronary artery perfusion as indicated by the probes (B, C)