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Vascular complications in steroid treated patients undergoing trans‐femoral aortic valve implantation
Author(s) -
Echeverria Angela,
Krajcer Zvonimir
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.26424
Subject(s) - medicine , femoral artery , surgery , cardiology
Key Points Steroids if taken chronically or periprocedurally contribute to delayed wound healing and decreased vascular patency Access site complications after diagnostic interventional procedures carry significant morbidity, increased cost, and prolonged hospital stay TAVI offers high risk surgical candidates with severe aortic stenosis a significant survival advantage