title: Percutaneous implantation of aortic valve prosthesis in patients with calcific aortic stenosis: technical aspects.
abstract: In April 2002, after extensive ex-vivo and animal implantation studies, we performed the first successful implantation of a new percutaneous aortic valve in a patient with endstage aortic stenosis. The purpose of this article is to give a detailed description of the technique of percutaneous implantation of aortic valve bioprosthesis in patients with severe calcific aortic stenosis. Antegrade transeptal approach was used under local anesthesia and mild sedation.
authors: Department of Cardiology, Charles Nicolle Hospital, University of Rouen, France. Helene.eltchaninoff@chu-rouen.fr
authors: Hélène
authors: H
authors: Eltchaninoff
authors: Christophe
authors: C
authors: Tron
authors: Alain
authors: A
authors: Cribier
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D004452:Echocardiography; D004867:Equipment Design; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D035703:Therapies, Investigational / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods