The relationship between the membranous septum and the virtual basal ring of the aortic root in candidates for transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Conclusions
The membranous septum is appreciably closer to the virtual basal ring than previously appreciated. These findings impact on estimations of the risk of damage to the atrioventricular conduction axis during TAVI. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Source: Clinical Anatomy - Category: Anatomy Authors: Shumpei Mori, Justin T. Tretter, Takayoshi Toba, Yu Izawa, Natsuko Tahara, Tatsuya Nishii, Shinsuke Shimoyama, Hidekazu Tanaka, Toshiro Shinke, Ken ‐ichi Hirata, Diane E. Spicer, Farhood Saremi, Robert H. Anderson Tags: Original Communications Source Type: research