title: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation under conscious sedation - the first Indian experience.
abstract: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is maturing strongly as an alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in patients who are inoperable/high risk for open heart surgery. General anesthesia (GA) is the usual mode of anesthesia in these patients, but local anesthesia with conscious sedation (LACS) has recently been described as a safe alternative with some added advantages. We report 2 cases who were unfit for GA and were done successfully under LACS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, India. Electronic address: syedmaqbool20@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Syed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maqbool
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Vishal
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rastogi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Ashok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Seth
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000379:methods*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D061646:Operative Time; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D065467:Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: LACS; SAVR; TAVI