title: Transapical aortic valve implantation. Initial experience.
abstract: We report our initial experience with transapical aortic valve implantation. All six of our patients were octogenarians, all had significant associated comorbid conditions and, according to the logistic EuroSCORE, their mortality was expected to be 22%. All procedures were performed successfully and there were no intraoperative or postoperative complications. Five patients were discharged between postoperative days 5 and 7 with normally functioning prostheses.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía Cardiaca, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Maroto
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cobiella
authors.forename: Jacobo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Camino
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bañuelos
authors.forename: Rosana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hernández-Antolín
authors.forename: José L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Zamorano
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ginestal
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001021:Aortic Valve; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male