Perceval Sutureless Valve and Structural Valve Deterioration.

TO THE EDITOR : We have read with interest the paper by Szecel and colleagues.1 The authors reported a large series of patients treated with a rapid deployment aortic valve prosthesis during the longest period reported in the literature thus far. Rapid deployment aortic prostheses are an emerging technology that, as shown by the authors, may allow a shorter cross-clamping time, which, together with a minimally invasive approach, may offer a valid alternative to transcatheter valve replacement. [...]