title: Transfemoral aortic valve replacement with the SAPIEN XT valve: step-by-step.
abstract: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has become an attractive alternative for patients with severe aortic stenosis at high surgical risk. We describe a step-by-step approach to performing TAVR with the SAPIEN XT valve.
authors.affiliation: St Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Willson
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Toggweiler
authors.forename: John G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Webb
mesh_terms: D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D002404:Catheterization; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome