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Percutaneous transaxillary access for TAVR: Another opportunity to stay out of the chest

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Axillary arteries are less calcified and tortuous than iliofemoral arteries Axillary artery minimal luminal diameters are usually >5.0 mm even in patients with iliofemoral artery diameters  Click to show full abstract

Axillary arteries are less calcified and tortuous than iliofemoral arteries Axillary artery minimal luminal diameters are usually >5.0 mm even in patients with iliofemoral artery diameters < 5.0 mm Axillary and transcaval access are the only non‐surgical fully percutaneous options for large‐bore arterial access for TAVR or mechanical circulatory support devices

Keywords: access tavr; percutaneous transaxillary; another opportunity; tavr another; access; transaxillary access

Journal Title: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
Year Published: 2018

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