How we do it: effective stabilization of the apical delivery sheath during transapical aortic valve implantation

Navid Madershahian; Maximilian Scherner; Thorsten Wahlers

doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezs373

How we do it: effective stabilization of the apical delivery sheath during transapical aortic valve implantation

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2012 Dec;42(6):1042-3. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs373. Epub 2012 Jul 22.

Authors

Navid Madershahian¹, Maximilian Scherner, Thorsten Wahlers

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cologne University Heart Centre, Cologne, Germany. navid.madershahian@uk-koeln.de

PMID: 22826469
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs373

Abstract

A technique is described by which an effective stabilisation of the apical introducer sheath is achieved by a pneumatic holding arm, during transapical aortic valve implantation procedure.

MeSH terms

Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
Humans
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / instrumentation
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / methods*