title: [Vascular complications in transcatheter aortic valve implantation in IKEM].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Retrograde transfemoral arterial approach is the most common technique of transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Diameter of available catheters is the limiting factor for percutaneous usage. We currently use 18 French third generation Medtronic Core Valve system. We retrospectively analyzed procedure related complications in our patient cohort.
  
  
  METHODS
  Transcatheter aortic vale implantation with 18 French Medtronic Core Valve was performed in 35 patients (23 females, 12 males) in between 12/2008 and 7/2010.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean age was 81.4 +/- 6.1 years (range 69-92), mean logistics EuroSCORE was 19.3 +/- 8.9% (range 8-42), mean aortic valve gradient 59.8 +/- 19.8 mm Hg (range 30-86 mm Hg (mean indexed aortic valve area 0.37 +/- 0.11 cm.
authors.affiliation: Klinika kardiovaskulární chirurgie IKEM, Praha. jiml@medicon.cz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Malý
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zelízko
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Netuka
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Janek
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Szárszoi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kotulák
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Marek
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pirk
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000293:injuries*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male