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Upper-extremity Approach for Secondary Access in Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
Published on: August 8, 2025
Emerging approaches of transcatheter valve repair/insertion
Maurizio Taramasso1, Micaela Cioni, Andrea Giacomini
1Cardiothoracic Department, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, via Olgettina 60, 20122 Milan, Italy.
Abstract:
Aortic stenosis (AS) and mitral regurgitation (MR) account for the majority of valvular diseases and their prevalence is increasing according to increased life expectancy. Surgical treatment is the gold standard, although operative risk may be high in some patients due to comorbidities and age. A large part of the patients at high surgical risk who could beneficiate of treatment are not referred to surgery. Therefore, there is a need of alternative and less invasive procedures.
