Transapical aortic valve implantation. Initial experience.
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.
Rodríguez
Enrique
E
Servicio de Cirugía Cardiaca, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
Maroto
Luis
L
Cobiella
Javier
J
Silva
Jacobo
J
Bañuelos
Camino
C
Hernández-Antolín
Rosana
R
Zamorano
José L
JL
Ginestal
Fernando
F
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