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Evolution of Alternative-access Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Friday, December 10, 2021

Submitted by

Christopher Anderson

Source

Source Name: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Source URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.02.018

Author(s)

Bogdan Kindzelski, MD, MS Stephanie L. Mick, MD Amar Krishnaswamy, MD Samir R. Kapadia, MD Tamer Attia, MD, PhD Kevin Hodges, MD Shirin Siddiqi, MD Ashley M. Lowry, MS Eugene H. Blackstone, MD Zoran Popovic, MD, PhD Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD Shinya Unai, MD James J. Yun, MD, PhD

The most common approach for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is transfemoral access. Yet, a subset of patients require alternative access. This study shows the evolution and outcomes of alternative-access TAVR at Cleveland Clinic.