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Transcaval Access: Another Alternative to Femoral Access Counterindication

Transcaval Access: Another Alternative to Femoral Access Counterindication

For TAVR eligible patients (transcatheter aortic valve replacement) with femoral access counterindication, a new access site, extra thoracic yet percutaneous, may offer an alternative. This consists of reaching the abdominal aorta through the vena cava.   With this technique the operator enters the abdominal aorta through the vena cava by electrifying a guidewire, advancing a

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