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Transaortic transcatheter aortic valve implantation: potential issues associated with the use of the ASCENDRA transapical delivery system.

Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
Journal of Cardiac Surgery (impact factor: 0.87). 05/2012; 27(4):438-40. DOI:10.1111/j.1540-8191.2012.01464.x pp.438-40
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ABSTRACT Transaortic transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAo-TAVI) has been recently proposed as an alternative to transapical (TA) and transfemoral (TF) approach. We now discuss a technical issue associated with TAo-TAVI related to the use of a delivery system dedicated to the antegrade TA approach. The potential solutions to this issue as well as the potential advantages of the TAo approach are discussed.

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Keywords

antegrade TA approach
 
delivery system
 
potential advantages
 
potential solutions
 
TA
 
TAo approach
 
TAo-TAVI
 
Transaortic transcatheter aortic valve implantation