Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) also known as Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), is the replacement of the diseased aortic valve of the heart through the blood vessels in the leg (as opposed to the valve replacement by open heart surgery). The artificial valve is delivered via one of the several assess methods: Transfemoral (in the upper leg), Transapical (through the wall of the heart), Subclavian (beneath the collar bone), Direct aortic (through a minimally invasive surgical incision into the aorta).