Peripheral access size evaluation in transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Hameed I, Oakley CT, Hameed NUF, Jiang Y, Naeem N, Morsi M, Ahmed A, Amabile A, Hirji S, Truong QA, Gaudino M, Kaneko T, Salemi A. Peripheral access size evaluation in transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2022, 37: 801-807. PMID: 35137971, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementMinimal luminal diameterBody mass indexAortic valve replacementPeripheral vascular diseaseAccess vessel sizeFemoral arteryValve replacementInguinal ligamentVascular diseaseOutcomes of TAVRTransfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacementPatient's individual risk factorsMean body mass indexContrast-enhanced CTATomography Angiography AssessmentSymptomatic aortic stenosisChronic kidney diseaseCommon iliac arteryCoronary artery diseaseHigh-volume centersDeep femoral arteryTranscatheter heart valveGeneral patient populationIndividual risk factors