Percutaneous transcatheter aortic valve replacement induces femoral artery shrinkage: angiographic evidence and predictors for a new side effect.
Osama ShoeibFrancesco BurzottaCristina AurigemmaLazzaro ParaggioFausta ViccaroItalo PortoAntonio Maria LeonePiergiorgio BrunoCarlo TraniPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2017)
Percutaneous TAVR induces an angiographically detectable CFA lumen reduction. Such findings call for further studies assessing clinical impact of this phenomenon and open the door for further refinements of the TAVR access management aimed at preserving vessel integrity.