Percutaneous Transaxillary Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

J Invasive Cardiol. 2017 Jun;29(6):E72-E73.

Abstract

The axillary artery is an alternative, large-caliber vessel that can be utilized in the presence of hostile aortoiliac segments. It can accommodate sheaths up to 18 Fr and is infrequently affected by atherosclerosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Angiography
  • Aortic Valve / surgery*
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
  • Axillary Artery
  • Cardiac Catheterization / methods*
  • Female
  • Fluoroscopy
  • Humans
  • Surgery, Computer-Assisted / methods*
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / methods*