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The role of the heart team in complicated transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a 7-year single-centre experience

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

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Source Name: Eur J Cardiothorac Surg

Source URL: http://ejcts.oxfordjournals.org/content/47/6/1090.abstract

Author(s)

Philipp Kiefer, Jörg Seeburger, Thilo Noack, Thomas Schröter, Axel Linke, Gerhard Schuler, Martin Haensig, Marcel Vollroth, Friedrich-Wilhelm Mohr, and David Michael Holzhey

The procedure of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) was analyzed in 2287 patients. About 11% needed surgical interventions, about 2% were converted to full sternotomy and about 1% required use of the heart lung machine. The authors advocate the presence of a cardiac surgeon at each TAVI and building experienced teams within specialized centres.