The Carotid Artery As a Preferred Alternative Access Route For Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.

CONCLUSIONS: In our US community hospital setting, TC-TAVR is a safe alternative to TF-TAVR in appropriate patients and has evolved to be our alternative access route of choice if TF access is not feasible.
PMID: 28274520 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - March 4, 2017 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Kirker EB, Hodson RW, Spinelli KJ, Korngold EC Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research