The Official Journal of EuroPCR and the European Association of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (EAPCI)
Interventions for structural heart disease
Early and late changes in quality of life following transcatheter aortic valve implantation using the transfemoral and transapical approaches
EuroIntervention 2015;11:221-229 published online ahead of print April 2014. DOI: 10.4244/EIJV11I2A41
Veronica Bona1*, MD; Muhammed Z. Khawaja1,2, MBBS; Vinayak Bapat1, FCRS(CTh); Christopher Young1, MD; Jane Hancock1, PhD; Simon Redwood1,2, MD; Melissa Fusari3, MD; Martyn Thomas1, MD
1. Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom; 2. BHF Centre of Excellence, The Rayne Institute, King’s College London, St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, United Kingdom; 3. Cardiologico Monzino Hospital, Milan, Italy
Aims: To evaluate the effects of access route upon clinical results and quality of life (QoL) in patients undergoing either transfemoral (TF-TAVI) or transapical balloon-expandable transc