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01-10-2009 | Clinical Correspondence
Left main PCI after trans-subclavian CoreValve implantation. Successful outcome of a combined procedure for management of a rare complication
Authors:
Ulrich Gerckens, George Latsios, Ralf Mueller, Lutz Buellesfeld, Barthel Sauren, Stein Iversen, Thomas Felderhof, Eberhard Grube
Published in:
Clinical Research in Cardiology
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Issue 10/2009
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Excerpt
Open heart surgery with valve replacement is the current gold-standard therapeutic approach for severe aortic valve disease. However, many patients are considered high-risk candidates or even inoperable due to age or other co-morbid conditions [
1]. In the Euro Heart Survey, up to 33% of patients in NYHA functional class III–IV with aortic valve stenosis were not operated [
2]. For these reasons, less invasive techniques for treatment of high risk patients have been developed. These procedures have been named trans-cutaneous aortic valve implantation (TAVI). …