title: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation through a left aortoiliac graft.
abstract: The indications for transcatheter aortic valve implantation have been increasing with the development of new-generation valves and delivery systems. Our patient, an 81-year-old man with aortic stenosis, had an existing coronary artery bypass graft and bilateral aortoiliac bypass grafts. We used the transfemoral approach through the left femoral artery and the left aortoiliac graft to successfully deploy a new-generation Edwards SAPIEN valve.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Istanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul 34303, Turkey. drmg23@gmail.com
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gul
authors.forename: Ozgur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Akgul
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Erturk
authors.forename: Abdurrahman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eksik
authors.forename: Aydin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yildirim
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male
keywords: Aortic stenosis; arterial disease, peripheral; heart valve prosthesis implantation/methods; transcatheter aortic valve implantation