The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 1107-1113.e1 , May 2010

Transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation: Follow-up to 3 years

Read at the Thirty-fifth Annual Meeting of The Western Thoracic Surgical Association, Banff, Alberta, Canada, June 24–27, 2009.

  • Jian Ye, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiac Surgery, St Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Jian Ye, MD, Division of Cardiac Surgery, St Paul's Hospital, B493, 1081 Burrard St, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6Z 1Y6.
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  • Anson Cheung, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiac Surgery, St Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  • Samuel V. Lichtenstein, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiac Surgery, St Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  • Fabian Nietlispach, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, St Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  • Saad Albugami, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, St Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  • Jean-Bernard Masson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, St Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  • Christopher R. Thompson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, St Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  • Brad Munt, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, St Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  • Robert Moss, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, St Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  • Ronald G. Carere, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, St Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  • W. R. Eric Jamieson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiac Surgery, St Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  • John G. Webb, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, St Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Received 24 June 2009 ,Revised 22 October 2009 ,Accepted 31 October 2009.

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 Disclosures: Drs Ye, Webb, Munt, and Cheung are consultants to Edwards Lifesciences Inc, Irvine, California. Dr Webb has also received financial support for research from Edwards Lifesciences Inc. Dr Moss has received honoraria from Edwards. The remaining authors have no financial relationship to disclose.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01435-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.10.056

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 1107-1113.e1 , May 2010

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