title: Con: transcatheter aortic valve implantation should not be performed under general anesthesia.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guarracino
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Landoni
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans