Tackling the bends in transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Dec 15:201:55-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.08.013. Epub 2015 Aug 5.
No abstract available

Keywords: Stiff wire; Tortuosity; Transcatheter aortic valve implantation; Transfemoral.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aorta, Abdominal / pathology
  • Aorta, Abdominal / surgery
  • Cardiac Catheters* / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis*
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
  • Pliability
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / instrumentation*
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / methods