Transcatheter aortic valve insertion in patients with hostile ascending aorta calcification

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8670006	The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	2018	34 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Transcatheter aortic valve insertion can be performed with low procedure-related morbidity and mortality in patients with hostile calcification of the ascending aorta. Our data support a transfemoral-first paradigm in this patient population.

Keywords

STS IQR Transcatheter aortic valve insertion porcelain aorta Transcatheter aortic valve replacement Society of Thoracic Surgeons transcatheter aortic valve Complication confidence interval interquartile range hazard ratio

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Transcatheter aortic valve insertion in patients with hostile ascending aorta calcification

Authors

Akio MD, Kevin L. MD, Vuyisile T. MD, MPH, Mackram F. MD, Alberto MD, Katherine S. MS, Gurpreet S. MD, PhD, Eric E. MD, David R. MD,