Figure 7

Macroscopic images of a very high implantation across the aortic annulus with minimal implantation depth (A) and a deep implantation with an implantation depth of approximately 20 mm into the LVOT (B). While the high implantation resulted in a position of the upper part of the CoreValve stent-frame close to the supraaortic arteries due to the short ascending aorta of the pigs (A), the deep implantation demonstrated a close vicinity of the proximal stent-frame to the mitral valve (B)