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Linear technique provides simple, effective, and time-saving apical closure following transapical TAVI.
Describes a simple, effective, and time-saving linear technique for apical closure following transapical TAVI as an alternative to classic purse-string sutures.
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May simplify apical closure in transapical TAVI; leaves open comparative safety and efficacy versus purse-string sutures.
Transcatheter-based aortic valve implantation (TAVI) provides a reliable and attractive alternative to the established gold standard of classic aortic valve replacement in patients with severe comorbidities carrying an unacceptably high perioperative risk. Despite the minimally invasive nature of the transfemoral approach, the transapical route remains an attractive alternative allowing antegrade valve deployment. Purse-string sutures with interrupted Teflon pledgets represent the classic approach for secure closure of the transapical access site. We describe herein a simple yet effective and time-saving linear technique for apical closure following transapical TAVI.
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Papadopoulos et al. (2014) studied Severe comorbidities requiring transcatheter-based aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Linear technique for apical closure was evaluated. A simple, effective, and time-saving linear technique for apical closure following transapical transcatheter-based aortic valve implantation is described.
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