- Study design and number of subjects: This is a prospective, monocentric, study. The test group includes up to 15 patients treated by transfemoral TAVI using a MedTronic CoreValve (MCV) prosthesis. Platelet activation will be studied before and after the procedure and compared to a reference established with an age-matched, aspirin-treated, atherosclerotic population (30 patients in the control group).