Impact of sheath diameter of different sheath types on vascular complications and mortality in transfemoral TAVI approaches using the Proglide closure device.

Evaluation of the impact of the sheath diameter on vascular complications and mortality in transfemoral aortic valve implantation.Between 2012 and 2014, 183 patients underwent the procedure using a sheath diameter of 18-24 F. This collective was divided into two groups: group 1, with a sheath diamet...

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Main Authors: Zisis Dimitriadis, Werner Scholtz, Stephan M Ensminger, Cornelia Piper, Thomas Bitter, Marcus Wiemer, Marios Vlachojannis, Jochen Börgermann, Lothar Faber, Dieter Horstkotte, Jan Gummert, Smita Scholtz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5570351?pdf=render