title: Awake transapical aortic valve implantation.
abstract: Transapical aortic valve implantation is being employed as a less invasive alternative to open heart surgery in high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis. Here we report the case of an awake transapical aortic valve implantation in a patient with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy. fdpetridis@vodafone.it
authors.forename: Francesco Dimitri
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Petridis
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Savini
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Castelli
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Di Bartolomeo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014851:Wakefulness