Direct aortic route versus transaxillary route for transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Background The transfemoral route is contraindicated in nearly 10% of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) candidates because of unsuitable iliofemoral vessels. Transaxillary (TAx) and direct aortic (DAo) routes are the principal nonfemoral TAVR routes; however, few studies have compared th...

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Main Authors: Hsiu-An Lee, I-Li Su, Shao-Wei Chen, Victor Chien-Chia Wu, Dong-Yi Chen, Pao-Hsien Chu, An-Hsun Chou, Yu-Ting Cheng, Pyng-Jing Lin, Feng-Chun Tsai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2020-05-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/9102.pdf