Direct percutaneous transaxillary implantation of a novel self-expandable transcatheter heart valve for aortic stenosis.

Florian Deuschl Niklas SchoferMoritz SeiffertSamer HakmiIsamu MizoteAndreas SchaeferJohannes SchirmerHermann ReichenspurnerStefan BlankenbergLenard ConradiUlrich Schäfer

Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2017)

Our study suggests that the implantation of the second-generation self-expandable ACURATE Neo™ via a transaxillary access is technically feasible and safe and yields excellent short-term clinical results. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Keyphrases

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