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