title: Exclusive percutaneous approach for surgical transaortic transcatheter valve replacement.
abstract: Direct transaortic implantation (TAo) has been described as a new alternative approach for transcatheter aortic valve implantation in patients with unsuitable transfemoral access. TAo is usually achieved through an upper ministernotomy or, more recently, through a right thoracotomy in the second intercostal space. We describe here our first experience with a fully thoracoscopic approach that allowed successful deployment of a 23-mm Edwards SAPIEN valve.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery and Cardiology, Clinique Saint Luc, Bouge, Belgium. pierre.yves.etienne@gmail.com
authors.forename: Pierre-Yves
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Etienne
authors.forename: Spiridon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Papadatos
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mailleux
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pieters
authors.forename: Elie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: El Khoury
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Glineur
authors.forename: Parla
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Astarci
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans