Clinical Research in Cardiology
Routine versus selective use of a femoral protection wire in transfemoral TAVI: a single-centre analysis of vascular complications
Abstract Background Transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is the treatment of choice for severe aortic stenosis in patients with elevated surgical risk. However, vascular complications remain a major source of morbidity and mortality. The protection wire technique was introduced to prevent major access-related complications, but its role in contemporary TAVI practice is uncertain. Aims To evaluate whether routine protection wire use reduces vascular complications in contemporary transfemoral T …