Vascular complications of transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A concise literature review

Table 2 Internal and external diameter of large percutaneous sheaths (permission obtained)

Manufacturer	Sheath	Sheath internal diameter (F)	Sheath outer diameter (mm)/prosthesis size	Minimum vessel diameter (mm)
Edwards Lifesciences	RetroFlex 3 introducer sheath	22	8.4/23 Sapien	7.0
		24	9.2/26 Sapien	8.0
	NovaFlex introducer sheath	16	6.7/23 Sapien XT	6.0
		18	7.2/26 Sapien XT	6.5
		20	8.0/29 Sapien XT	7.0
	Expandable Sheath1	14	6.0/20	5.0
		14	6.0/23	5.5
		14	6.0/26	5.5
		16	6.7/29	6.0
Medtronic	InLine Sheath for Evolut R System1	14 F equivalent2	6.0	5.0
Gore medical	GORE® DrySeal Sheath13	14	5.5	5.0
		16	6.2	5.5
		18	6.8	6.0
		20	7.5	6.0
Terumo medical corporation	SoloPath sheath13	144	3.835/5.674 (11.5-17F)
		164	5.05/6.334 (15-19F)
		184	5.05/7.04 (15-21F)
		194	5.05/7.34 (15-22F)

¹Currently used introducer or delivery sheath for TAVR.

²Internal dimension is 14 Fr-equivalent systems with InLineTM Sheath. True outer diameter of the sheath is 18 Fr/6 mm.

³Most commonly used sizes for TAVR.

⁴Expanded internal and external dimensions of the sheath.

⁵Unexpanded or folded SoloPath sheath dimension. TAVR: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement.