title: Transapical angiography in a patient with severe aortic stenosis undergoing transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation.
abstract: Transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TA-TAVI) is the method of choice in patients with severe stenosis of the aortic valve, high operative risk, and an adverse peripheral vasculature. The procedure is generally guided by peripheral arterial access angiography. We report on a 71-year-old patient in whom, because of the absence of an alternative peripheral arterial access route, TA-TAVI was supported by the apical insertion of the angiography catheter. This approach was effective and safe, and proper valve deployment was feasible without unexpected procedural complications.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Kardiologie, Schüchtermann Klinik, Universität Witten-Herdecke, Bad Rothenfelde, Germany. Electronic address: nfranz@schuechtermann-klinik.de.
authors.forename: Norbert
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Franz
authors.forename: Steffen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hofmann
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Billion
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferdosi
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kowalski
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bramlage
authors.forename: Henning
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Warnecke
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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