title: Use of the Rigid Table Mount System During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement With the Direct Aortic Approach.
abstract: Although the direct aortic approach is one option in performing transcatheter aortic valve replacement, it is essential to keep a sheath manually in the same position during the procedure. Holding the sheath by hand is not ideal because of the relatively high dose of radiation to the person who holds the sheath. We here describe a unique way to keep the sheath firm with a table mount system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: ikkikoma@luke.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Ikki
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Komatsu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kohei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Nobuhiko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hiraiwa
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Mikihiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakaoka
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hirotsugu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mitsuhashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Komiyama
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D065467:Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / Q000379:methods*