Safety and efficacy of transaxillary transcatheter aortic valve replacement using a current-generation balloon-expandable valve.

Yong ZhanNicholas ToomeyJamel OrtolevaMasashi KawaboriAndrew WeintraubFrederick Y Chen

Published in: Journal of cardiothoracic surgery (2020)

TAx-TAVR with the SAPIEN 3 valve is a safe alternative to TF access. It offers advantages of improved recovery over TT access, and appears to be a superior alternative-access option for TAVR. TAx access could be preferred when TF access is not feasible.

Keyphrases

transcatheter aortic valve replacement
aortic valve
aortic stenosis
transcatheter aortic valve implantation
ejection fraction
left ventricular
mitral valve
coronary artery disease
heart failure
atrial fibrillation