title: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation with "no touch" of the aortic arch for the treatment of severe aortic stenosis associated with complex aortic atherosclerosis.
abstract: We present the case of an 80-year-old woman diagnosed with severe aortic stenosis and complex aortic atherosclerotic plaques who underwent transapical TAVI guided by transesophageal echocardiography and fluoroscopy with no catheter/wire manipulation across the aortic arch to avoid any systemic embolism.
authors.affiliation: Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bagur
authors.forename: Josep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rodés-Cabau
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Doyle
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Larochellière
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Villeneuve
authors.forename: Olivier F
authors.initials: OF
authors.lastname: Bertrand
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dumont
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods