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Implantation of a Sapien XT Aortic Bioprosthesis through the Left Carotid Artery
Author(s) -
Modine Thomas,
Sudre Arnaud,
Amr Gilles,
Delhaye Cedric,
Koussa Mohamad
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.12289
Subject(s) - medicine , carotid arteries , femoral artery , cardiology , catheter , surgery , aortic valve
Abstract Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is still under active investigation. When the femoral route is impossible for anatomic reasons, the transapical, transaxillary and direct aortic approaches have demonstrated their effectiveness. We report the successful implantation of a Sapien XT bioprosthesis with the NovaFlex catheter through a left carotid approach. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12289 (J Card Surg 2014;29:337–339)