Vascular access in transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Abstract

The positive early experiences with TAVI however, revealed that vascular access remains a hindrance to broader application and success of the procedure. This article will review the most common vascular routes used to deliver transcatheter aortic valves, and describe a new technique via the right axillary/subclavian artery approach.

Cardiovascular imaging 2012 in the International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

“…Beyond coronary imaging, a special issue of the journal focused on imaging in the context of transvascular interventions for valvular and other structural heart disease [35,36,[89][90][91][92][93][94][95][96][97][98]. The articles in the special issue review epidemiological, clinical, and imaging related aspects of these procedures.…”

Cardiovascular imaging 2011 in the International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

“…Beyond coronary imaging, a special issue of the journal focused on imaging in the context of transvascular interventions for valvular and other structural heart disease [35, 36, 89–98]. The articles in the special issue review epidemiological, clinical, and imaging related aspects of these procedures.…”

The First Korean Patient With Severe Aortic Stenosis and Bilateral Iliofemoral Artery Disease Treated With Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation by Transsubclavian Approach

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