Snare Technique for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in a Difficult Anatomy With Calcified Aortic Valve.

Snare Technique for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in a Difficult Anatomy With Calcified Aortic Valve.
J Invasive Cardiol. 2019 Aug;31(8):E258
Authors: Kolyviras A, Oikonomou D, Georgiopoulos G, Tzifos V
Abstract
Crossing the aortic annulus with a prosthetic valve was impossible due to severe calcification. A snare catheter technique was used to centralize the entire system with the aortic orifice.
PMID: 31368899 [PubMed - in process]

Source: The Journal of Invasive Cardiology - August 3, 2019 Category: Cardiology Tags: J Invasive Cardiol Source Type: research