Emiliano Bianchini, Alberto Morello, Michele Bellamoli, Enrico Romagnoli, Cristina Aurigemma, Marco Tagliaferri, Carolina Montonati, Nicolas Dumonteil, Michele Cimmino, Emmanuel Villa, Nicola Corcione, Luca Bettari, Antonio Messina, Alessio Stanzione, Giovanni Troise, Donata Mor, Antonio Maggi, Raffaello Bellosta, Matteo Alberto Pegorer, Giuseppe Biondi Zoccai, Alfonso Ielasi, Francesco Burzotta, Carlo Trani, Diego Maffeo, Didier Tchétché, Andrea Buono, Arturo Giordano
BACKGROUND: Vascular complications (VCs) still represent one of the principal concerns of trans-femoral trans-catheter aortic valve replacement (TF-TAVR). New-generation devices can minimize such complications but the arterial access management is left to the operator's choice. This study aims to describe the rate of VCs in a contemporary cohort of patients undergoing TAVR with new-generation devices and to determine whether an ultrasound-guided (USG) vs. a fluoroscopy-guided (FG) femoral access management has an impact on their prevention...
December 16, 2023: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine: Including Molecular Interventions