welcomes you to the new, improved website!The authors aimed to analyze the outcome of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) via carotid arteries. Included are more than 10,000 patients. The study showed a similar two-year outcome regardless of access. Transcarotid TAVI was associated with higher risk of stroke but lower rate of access site complications.
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Carotid Versus Femoral Access for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A Propensity Score Inverse Probability Weighting Study
Submitted by: Emily Robinson
Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
Source URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezz216
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Author(s): Thierry A Folliguet, Emmanuel Teiger, Sylvain Beurtheret, Thomas Modine, Thierry Lefevre, Eric Van Belle, Martine Gilard, Helene Eltchaninoff, René Koning, Bernard Iung, Jean Philippe Verhoye, Pascal Leprince, Hervé Le Breton, Antoine Lafont, Alessandro Parolari, Fabio Barili
