Transaortic transcatheter aortic valve implantation with the Edwards Sapien valve: Feasibility, technical considerations, and clinical advantages
(2011) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery — Vol. 92, n° 2, p. 746-748 (2011)
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- The randomized Partner study [1] has recently shown superiority of transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation, in patients who are not candidates for surgical aortic valve replacement, when compared with conventional nonsurgical therapies. In patients who are not candidates for the transfemoral approach because of peripheral vascular disease or other contraindications, deployment of the SAPIEN valve (Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, CA) in an antegrade fashion can be achieved through the apex of the left ventricle. However this valuable technique carries specific risks inherent to the access route. Transaortic implantation, through an upper ministernotomy, offers a new alternative that could avoid complications related to the transapical approach. © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
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Etienne, P.-Y., Papadatos, S., El Khoury, E., Pieters, D., Price, J., & Glineur, D. (2011). Transaortic transcatheter aortic valve implantation with the Edwards Sapien valve: Feasibility, technical considerations, and clinical advantages. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 92(2), 746-748. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.03.014 (Original work published 2011)