Volume 87, Issue 5 pp. 980-982
Valvular and Structural Heart Diseases

Same day discharge after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: Are we there yet?

Philippe Généreux MD

Corresponding Author

Philippe Généreux MD

Hôpital Du Sacré-Coeur De Montréal, Université De Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Department of Medicine, Interventional Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center and Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York

Correspondence to: Philippe Généreux, MD, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Université de Montréal, 5400 Boul. Gouin Ouest, Montréal, Québec, Canada H4J 1C5. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author
Philippe Demers MD

Philippe Demers MD

Hôpital Du Sacré-Coeur De Montréal, Université De Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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Frédéric Poulin MD

Frédéric Poulin MD

Hôpital Du Sacré-Coeur De Montréal, Université De Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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First published: 21 July 2015
Citations: 26

Conflict of interest: Philippe Généreux has received speaker honoraria from Edwards Lifesciences.

Abstract

Early discharge after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has been increasingly reported, and is now becoming routinely performed in experienced TAVR centers. However, to the best of our knowledge, no case has been described where a patient was safely discharged on the same the day of the procedure. This report will present the case of a patient who underwent a successful transfemoral TAVR and was safely discharged home the same day. Specific requirements and criteria are proposed to ensure the safety of this approach. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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