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. 2013 Mar;3(1):15–22. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2223-3652.2013.02.01

Table 1. Overview of different types of aortic regurgitation in transcatheter valves and their pathophysiological mechanisms.

Regurgitation type Pathophysiology
Transvalvular Damage to leaflets
Overexpansion of prosthesis
Paravalvular Extensive calcification of aortic valve
Patient/prosthesis mismatch
Underexpansion of prosthesis
Malposition of prosthesis
Supra-skirtal Low implantation of prosthesis
Design of prosthesis

Adapted from Tarantini G et al., Am J Cardiovasc Dis 2011;1:314