title: [Subclavian artery access for transcatheter aortic valve implantation].
abstract: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation has been increasingly reported as an alternative to the surgical management of aortic stenosis in patients who are contraindicated for surgery. Transcatheter technical limitations for vascular access in some patients created the need for alternative approaches as is the case of the subclavian artery access. The authors report their experience and results in a group of four patients treated with transcatheter aortic valve implantation through subclavian artery access.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cirurgia Cardiotorácica e de Cardiologia do Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia, Espinho.
authors.forename: Nelson
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Caeiro
authors.forename: João
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mota
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Braga
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.forename: Vasco
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gama
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vouga
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013348:Subclavian Artery