Vascular closure after transcatheter aortic valve interventions--the current state of play.
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an effective way to treat patients with symptomatic aortic stenosis when open surgical repair is not feasible or considered too high risk. Large bore vascular access is required (18F-24F), and successful management of this arterial access is the key to overall procedural success. We review the current state of play with regard to vascular closure following retrograde transfemoral TAVI.
Sussex Cardiac Centre, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, UK.
James
J
Cockburn
Adam
A
De Belder
Uday
U
Trivedi
David
D
Hildick-Smith
D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques; D006801:Humans; D012306:Risk