How to Facilitate Introduction of Delivery System in Transaortic Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Issue 1 (24th October 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ruggieri, Vito Giovanni; Ridard, Carine; Bedossa, Marc; Beneux, Xavier; Verhoye, Jean‐Philippe
• Is Part Of: Journal of cardiac surgery. Volume 28:Issue 1(2013:Jan.)
• Page Start: 14
• Page End: 15
• Publication Date: 2012-10-24
• Subjects: Heart -- Surgery -- Periodicals; 617.412005
• DOI: 10.1111/jocs.12025
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0886-0440

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <sec id="jocs12025-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <p> <bold>A new method to facilitate both introduction and handling of the delivery system in transcatheter valve implantation via the direct transaortic access (TAo‐TAVI) is presented. An additional upper 2‐cm incision facilitates the coaxiality between the delivery system and the aortic root</bold>. <italic>(J Card Surg 2013;28:14‐15)</italic></p> </sec> </abstract>