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Carotid Versus Femoral Access for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A Propensity Score Inverse Probability Weighting Study

Friday, January 3, 2020

Submitted by

Emily Robinson

Source

Source Name: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Source URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezz216

Author(s)

Thierry A Folliguet, Emmanuel Teiger, Sylvain Beurtheret, Thomas Modine, Thierry Lefevre, Eric Van Belle, Martine Gilard, Helene Eltchaninoff, René Koning, Bernard Iung, Jean Philippe Verhoye, Pascal Leprince, Hervé Le Breton, Antoine Lafont, Alessandro Parolari, Fabio Barili

The authors aimed to analyze the outcome of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) via carotid arteries. Included are more than 10,000 patients. The study showed a similar two-year outcome regardless of access. Transcarotid TAVI was associated with higher risk of stroke but lower rate of access site complications.