Percutaneous versus surgical transaxillary access for transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a propensity-matched analysis of the US experience

CONCLUSIONS: This study supports the safety and efficacy of percutaneous TAx TAVR compared to traditional surgical cutdown. Percutaneous access was associated with shorter ICU stay and a higher rate of major vascular complication without an increase in life-threatening bleeding.PMID:34794935 | DOI:10.4244/EIJ-D-21-00549

Source: EuroIntervention - November 19, 2021 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Christine Chung Tsuyoshi Kaneko Rajiv Tayal Thom G Dahle James M McCabe Source Type: research