Interventions to reduce major vascular complications of TAVR

Abstract

Vascular complications are still an important cause of morbidity and mortality with transcatheter aortic valve replacement. The aim of the present review is to review some of the recent developments and techniques, which have resulted in a reduction in the risk of vascular complications during transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

Keywords::

• TAVI
• TAVR
• vascular complications

Financial & competing interests disclosure

J Webb is a consultant to Edwards Lifesciences. The authors have no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed.

No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript.