"Ring Pledget": A new concept for secure apex closure during transapical aortic valve implantation
(2010) Innovations (Philadelphia) : technology and techniques in cardiothoracic and vascular surgery — Vol. 5, n° 2, p. 136-137 (2010)
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- Transapical aortic valve implantation requires puncture of the left ventricle apex and insertion of a 32-French delivery sheath. A critical step in the procedure consists of secure closure of the ventricular apex. We describe 2 cases of apical rupture of 42 transapical aortic valve implantations. Furthermore, we describe the use of a newly designed single circular Teflon pledget that can help to avoid this complication. This pledget provides a more secure and uniform shrinkage of the entire apex to close the defect left by the delivery sheath. Copyright © 2010 by the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery.
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Astarci, P., Glineur, D., Kefer, J., Renkin, J., Vanoverschelde, J.-L., & El Khoury, G. (2010). “Ring Pledget”: A new concept for secure apex closure during transapical aortic valve implantation. Innovations (Philadelphia) : technology and techniques in cardiothoracic and vascular surgery, 5(2), 136-137. https://doi.org/10.1097/IMI.0b013e3181cbb364 (Original work published 2010)