Aortic stenosis is the most common valvular heart disease in the Western world and the proportion of patients unsuitable for conventional surgery is increasing as a result of aging and comorbidities. We report our early experience with transcatheter aortic valve implantation in high-risk patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis.

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in the operating room: early experience / M. Fusari, F. Alamanni, V. Bona, M. Muratori, L. Salvi, A. Parolari, P. Biglioli. - In: JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE. - ISSN 1558-2027. - 10:5(2009 May), pp. 383-393.

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in the operating room: early experience

F. Alamanni;A. Parolari;P. Biglioli
2009

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Aortic stenosis is the most common valvular heart disease in the Western world and the proportion of patients unsuitable for conventional surgery is increasing as a result of aging and comorbidities. We report our early experience with transcatheter aortic valve implantation in high-risk patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis.
Severity of Illness Index ; Echocardiography, Transesophageal ; Echocardiography, Doppler, Color ; Coronary Angiography ; Humans ; Aged ; Hemodynamics ; Bioprosthesis ; Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation ; Prospective Studies ; Aged, 80 and over ; Treatment Outcome ; Heart Valve Prosthesis ; Prosthesis Design ; Aortic Valve Stenosis ; Male ; Female ; Heart Catheterization
Settore MED/23 - Chirurgia Cardiaca
mag-2009
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