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Axillary artery as alternative access for transcatheter aortic valve implantation in a patient with thoracic and abdominal multilayer flow modulator stents, and in a patient with occluded bilateral carotid and iliac arteries [Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars]
Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2019; 47(5): 399-405 | DOI: 10.5543/tkda.2018.34460

Axillary artery as alternative access for transcatheter aortic valve implantation in a patient with thoracic and abdominal multilayer flow modulator stents, and in a patient with occluded bilateral carotid and iliac arteries

Hasan Arı, Sencer Çamcı, Alper Karakuş, Selma Arı, Mehmet Melek
Department of Cardiology, Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa, Turkey

Transaxillary access is an alternative to femoral access in patients with iliofemoral occlusion for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). A Multilayer Flow Modulator (MLFM) stent is frequently used in patients with a complex thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysm. The MLFM stent is particularly used in cases where large arteries, such as the renal or celiac artery, feed from the aneurysmal sac. To the best of our knowledge, there is no prior report in the literature of a TAVI case with a pre-existing MLFM stent. Presently described are 2 TAVI cases, one with thoracoabdominal MLFM stents, and the second with occluded bilateral carotid and iliac arteries.

Keywords: Axillary artery, Multilayer Flow Modulator stent; transcatheter aortic valve implantation.







How to cite this article
Hasan Arı, Sencer Çamcı, Alper Karakuş, Selma Arı, Mehmet Melek. Axillary artery as alternative access for transcatheter aortic valve implantation in a patient with thoracic and abdominal multilayer flow modulator stents, and in a patient with occluded bilateral carotid and iliac arteries. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2019; 47(5): 399-405

Corresponding Author: Hasan Arı, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: English


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