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Upper-extremity Approach for Secondary Access in Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
Published on: August 8, 2025
Mohammed Quader1,2, Neha Shah1, Rebecca Deitch1
1Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.
Streamlining transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) by removing procedural steps significantly reduced procedure time, contrast volume, and fluoroscopy exposure. These TAVR protocol modifications improved efficiency without negatively impacting patient safety or outcomes.
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