title: Transfemoral aortic valve replacement in failing aortic root homografts.
abstract: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for failing aortic root and valve homografts has been described primarily via a transapical approach. We report the successful treatment of two patients with failing homografts by transfemoral (TF) TAVI. In both cases, TF TAVI was accomplished without technical difficulty and with good clinical outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division and the Elaine and Sydney Sussman Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Miami, Florida.
authors.forename: Lynda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Otalvaro
authors.forename: Carlos E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Alfonso
authors.forename: William W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: O'Neill
authors.forename: Brian P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: O'Neill
authors.forename: Alan W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Heldman
mesh_terms: D064591:Allografts; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D005263:Femoral Artery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011475:Prosthesis Failure