| Literature DB >> 19699938 |
Chirojit Mukherjee1, Thomas Walther, Michael Andrew Borger, Joerg Kempfert, Gerhard Schuler, Friedrich Wilhelm Mohr, Joerg Ender.
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Transapical aortic valve implantation is a minimally invasive, beating-heart procedure that normally requires a general anesthetic. We herein report an 85-year-old patient with impaired pulmonary function who underwent successful transapical aortic valve implantation while awake, using a thoracic epidural anesthetic.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19699938 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.01.052
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Thorac Surg ISSN: 0003-4975 Impact factor: 4.330