Learning curves for transapical transcatheter aortic valve replacement in the PARTNER-I trial: Technical performance, success, and safety

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 773-780.e14

  Suri, Rakesh M ^a   Minha, Sa'ar ^b   Alli, Oluseun ^c   Waksman, Ron ^d   Rihal, Charanjit S ^e   Satler, Lowell P ^d   Greason, Kevin L ^e   Torguson, Rebecca ^d   Pichard, Augusto D ^d   Mack, Michael ^f   Svensson, Lars G ^a   Rajeswaran, Jeevanantham ^a   Lowry, Ashley M ^a   Ehrlinger, John ^a   Mick, Stephanie L ^a   Tuzcu, E Murat ^a   Thourani, Vinod H ^g   Makkar, Raj ^h   Holmes, David ^e   Leon, Martin B ⁱ   Blackstone, Eugene H ^a   more..

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^e MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^f SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

learning curve; safety; success; technical performance; transapical transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

AGED; AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HEART PERFORATION; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; INJURY; LEARNING CURVE; LEFT VENTRICULAR APEX; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE IMPLANTATION; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; OPERATIVE TIME; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84969524082     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: 1097685X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.04.028     Document Type: Article

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