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A feasibility study of transaxillary TAVI with the lotus valve.

Sagar N DoshiSudhakar GeorgeChun Shing KwokAnthony MecheryMamas MamasPeter F LudmanJonathan N TownendMoninder Bhabra
Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2017)
Ten patients aged 75 years (69-83) underwent attempted TAVI with the Lotus via axillary access. Device success was 100%. In-hospital and 30-day mortality was zero. There were no neurological events, no major vascular complications and no myocardial infarctions. Four of 10 patients required a pacemaker post-TAVI. No patient was left with moderate or greater aortic regurgitation. Median length of stay was 3 days CONCLUSIONS: TAVI with the Lotus valve is feasible via the axillary artery and appears safe in our small cohort of patients.
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