Success Begins With Failure: An Alternative Approach in Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Using an Antegrade Wire Crossing Technique
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement has transitioned from an experimental procedure to an important alternative therapy for patients with symptomatic aortic stenosis and high surgical risk. We present a case outlining an approach to deal with the issue of “failure to cross” the aortic valve in tr...
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Main Authors: |
Seshasayee Narasimhan, MBBS, MRCP(UK), FRACP,
Miriam Shanks, MD, FRCPC,
Steven Meyer, MD, PhD, FRCSC,
Benjamin Tyrrell, MD, FRCPC,
Dylan Taylor, MD, FRCPC,
Robert C. Welsh, MD, FRCPC |
Format: | Article
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Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-05-01
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Series: | CJC Open
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589790X19300125
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