Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2019 Sep;7(17):420.
doi: 10.21037/atm.2019.07.11.

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement with a focus on transcarotid: a review of the current literature

Issa Pour-Ghaz  1 , Joel Raja  1 , Mahmoud Bayoumi  1 , Theodore Manolukas  1 , Rami N Khouzam  2 , Uzoma N Ibebuogu  2
Affiliations
Review

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement with a focus on transcarotid: a review of the current literature

Issa Pour-Ghaz et al. Ann Transl Med. 2019 Sep.

Abstract

Valve replacement in high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis has undergone a huge paradigm shift in the recent years in terms of procedural details and vascular access site for patients who have poor peripheral access. Carotid artery is one of the more promising access sites which has been proven to provide a good alternative site with comparable outcomes to transfemoral approach. In this manuscript, we will provide a review of the current literature on transaortic, transapical, transaxillary and transcarotid approaches to transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) while focusing on the transcarotid approach.

Keywords: Transcarotid transcatheter aortic valve replacement (transcarotid TAVR); aortic stenosis (AS); transaortic; transapical; transaxillary; transcarotid; transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR); transfemoral.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Similar articles

See all similar articles

Cited by

References

    1. Wee IJY, Stonier T, Harrison M, et al. Transcarotid transcatheter aortic valve implantation: A systematic review. J Cardiol 2018;71:525-33. 10.1016/j.jjcc.2018.01.010 - DOI - PubMed
    1. Overtchouk P, Modine T. Alternate Access for TAVI: Stay Clear of the Chest. Interv Cardiol 2018;13:145-50. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Murdock JE, Jensen HA, Thourani VH. Nontransfemoral Approaches to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Interv Cardiol Clin 2015;4:95-105. 10.1016/j.iccl.2014.09.006 - DOI - PubMed
    1. Panchal HB, Ladia V, Amin P, et al. A meta-analysis of mortality and major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events in patients undergoing transfemoral versus transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation using edwards valve for severe aortic stenosis. Am J Cardiol 2014;114:1882-90. 10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.09.029 - DOI - PubMed
    1. Praz F, Wenaweser P. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement via the Transcarotid Access. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2018;11:e007459. 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.118.007459 - DOI - PubMed