Transapical aortic valve implantation is being employed as a less invasive alternative to open heart surgery in high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis. Here we report the case of an awake transapical aortic valve implantation in a patient with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Awake transapical aortic valve implantation
PETRIDIS, FRANCESCO DIMITRI;SAVINI, CLAUDIA;CASTELLI, ANDREA;DI BARTOLOMEO, ROBERTO
2012
Abstract
Transapical aortic valve implantation is being employed as a less invasive alternative to open heart surgery in high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis. Here we report the case of an awake transapical aortic valve implantation in a patient with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.File in questo prodotto:
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