Clinical Experience With Percutaneous Left Ventricular Transapical Access for Interventions in Structural Heart Defects

Percutaneous transapical access with closure for ventricular tachycardia ablation.

Initial Experience with the Transapical Access for TEVAR.

Background The endovascular approach has become a mainstay in the treatment of aortic aneurysms. While the transfemoral approach is most commonly used, it is often inaccessible due to a vascular pathology, such as occlusion, tortuosity or heavy calcifications. The transapical access provides an alternative approach. The goal of this study is to report the feasibility of the transapical approach...

Transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation in a heart transplant recipient with severely depressed left ventricular function.

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is becoming a valuable alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement in non-operable and high-risk surgical patients. As the population of heart donors and recipients ages, the prevalence of degenerative valvular disease after transplantation will increase. The optimal treatment strategy of valvulopathies in these patients with extensive comorbi...

CT angiography-fluoroscopy fusion imaging for percutaneous transapical access.

OBJECTIVES The aim of this proof-of-principle study is to validate the accuracy of fusion imaging for percutaneous transapical access (TA). BACKGROUND Structural heart disease interventions, including TA, are commonly obtained under fluoroscopic guidance, which lacks important spatial information. Computed tomographic angiography (CTA)-fluoroscopy fusion imaging can provide the 3-dimensional ...

Percutaneous Left Ventricular Restoration In Chronic Ischemic Heart