title: Use of double stiff wire allows successful transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation through extreme thoracic aorta tortuosity.
authors: From the Cardiac Surgery Department (N.B., O.A.), Interventional Cardiology Department (A.M., L.C., N.R., V.R., A.C., M.M.), San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy; and Interventional Cardiology Department, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom (N.R.). buzzatti.nicola@hsr.it.
authors: Nicola
authors: N
authors: Buzzatti
authors: From the Cardiac Surgery Department (N.B., O.A.), Interventional Cardiology Department (A.M., L.C., N.R., V.R., A.C., M.M.), San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy; and Interventional Cardiology Department, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom (N.R.).
authors: Antonio
authors: A
authors: Mangieri
authors: From the Cardiac Surgery Department (N.B., O.A.), Interventional Cardiology Department (A.M., L.C., N.R., V.R., A.C., M.M.), San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy; and Interventional Cardiology Department, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom (N.R.).
authors: Linda
authors: L
authors: Cota
authors: From the Cardiac Surgery Department (N.B., O.A.), Interventional Cardiology Department (A.M., L.C., N.R., V.R., A.C., M.M.), San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy; and Interventional Cardiology Department, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom (N.R.).
authors: Neil
authors: N
authors: Ruparelia
authors: From the Cardiac Surgery Department (N.B., O.A.), Interventional Cardiology Department (A.M., L.C., N.R., V.R., A.C., M.M.), San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy; and Interventional Cardiology Department, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom (N.R.).
authors: Vittorio
authors: V
authors: Romano
authors: From the Cardiac Surgery Department (N.B., O.A.), Interventional Cardiology Department (A.M., L.C., N.R., V.R., A.C., M.M.), San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy; and Interventional Cardiology Department, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom (N.R.).
authors: Ottavio
authors: O
authors: Alfieri
authors: From the Cardiac Surgery Department (N.B., O.A.), Interventional Cardiology Department (A.M., L.C., N.R., V.R., A.C., M.M.), San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy; and Interventional Cardiology Department, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom (N.R.).
authors: Antonio
authors: A
authors: Colombo
authors: From the Cardiac Surgery Department (N.B., O.A.), Interventional Cardiology Department (A.M., L.C., N.R., V.R., A.C., M.M.), San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy; and Interventional Cardiology Department, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom (N.R.).
authors: Matteo
authors: M
authors: Montorfano
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography; D057785:Catheters / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D065467:Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: complication; transcatheter aortic valve implantation