Sawaya Fadi J, Bajoras Vilhelmas, Vanhaverbeke Maarten, Wang Christina, Bieliauskas Gintautas, Søndergaard Lars, De Backer Ole
The Heart Centre, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Department of Cardiology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Front Cardiovasc Med. 2021 Sep 22;8:739750. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.739750. eCollection 2021.
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is currently an established therapy for elderly patients with symptomatic severe aortic valve stenosis across all surgical risk categories. Access is an important aspect when planning for and performing TAVI. The superiority of a transfemoral (TF) approach compared to a transthoracic (transapical, direct aortic) approach has been demonstrated in several studies. Recently, the introduction of intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) has made it possible to treat patients with calcified iliofemoral disease by TF approach. This article aimed to provide a comprehensive overview on the following aspects: (1) preprocedural planning for IVL-assisted TF-TAVI; (2) procedural aspects in IVL-assisted TF-TAVI; (3) outcomes of IVL-assisted TF-TAVI in an experienced TAVI center; and (4) literature review and discussion of this new emerging approach.
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