Contemporary suprasternal transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A multicenter experience using a simple, reliable alternative access approach.
Kyle W EudaileyAnna OldsClifton T LewisTamim N NazifTorsten VahlOmar K KhaliqueRebecca T HahnVinayak BapatMichael A BorgerMartin B LeonMustafa I AhmedSusheel KodaliIsaac GeorgePublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2019)
SS access for TAVR is an extremely important technique to have in any valve team's alternative access armamentarium. This technique can be safely and reliably reproduced with any standard hybrid operating room setup and no additional equipment, and it can be used with any commercially available valve system. In the current experience, minimal complications and excellent early term results were obtained.