1. Transcatheter aortic valve insertion: anaesthetic implications of emerging new technology 
A.A. Klein, S.T. Webb, S. Tsui, C. Sudarshan, L. Shapiro, C. Densem 
British Journal of Anaesthesia 
Volume 103, Issue 6, Pages (December 2009)
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2. Fig 1
Transcatheter aortic valve (Edwards-Sapien valve, Edwards Lifesciences Inc., IR, USA)—valve is mounted in stent, ready to be crimped before delivery. Valve is pictured next to a one pence coin.
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3. Fig 2
Transcatheter aortic valve (CoreValve Revalving System, Medtronic, MN, USA).
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4. Fig 3
Angiogram showing tortuous femoral and iliac arteries; this patient would not be suitable for transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve insertion.
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5. Fig 4
Fluorogram taken during procedure, demonstrating balloon being blown up to expand stent and valve during actual valve deployment by the transfemoral (retrograde) approach. The patient has had a previous sternotomy (the sternal wires can be seen). The valve being deployed is the Edwards-Sapien valve.
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6. Fig 5
Fluorogram taken after transapical deployment of transcatheter aortic valve. Contrast has been injected into the ascending aorta (aortogram), and there is no regurgitation into the left ventricle, demonstrating valvular competency. The valve being deployed is the Edwards-Sapien valve.
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