CT Angiography Analysis of Axillary Artery Diameter versus Common Femoral Artery Diameter: Implications for Axillary Approach for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with Hostile Aortoiliac Segment and Advanced Lung Disease
Objective. The use of the axillary artery as an access site has lost favor in percutaneous intervention due to the success of these procedures from a radial or brachial alternative. However, these distal access points are unable to safely accommodate anything larger than a 7-French sheath. To date n...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2016-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Vascular Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3610705 |
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