Transapical aortic valve implantation: A reasonable therapeutic option, but not the only alternative to transfemoral approach

Journal of Thoracic Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 360-361

  Noble, Stephane ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Non transfemoral approach; Transapical approach; Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI); Transfemoral approach

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ASCENDING AORTA; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORACOTOMY; TRANSAPICAL APPROACH; TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE IMPLANTATION; TRANSFEMORAL APPROACH; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 84881487299     PISSN: 20721439     EISSN: 20776624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2013.06.13     Document Type: Note

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