Meanings
adjectivetransaortic (not comparable)
- not comparableThrough the aorta.
For this reason other access sites are being used, such as transapical, carotid, subclavian, and transaortic, mainly when femoral approach is not feasible.
2015 August 4, Juan Mieres et al., “Transapical Implantation of a 2nd-Generation JenaValve Device in Patient with Extremely High Surgical Risk”, in Case Reports in Cardiology, volume 2015, →DOI
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