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Brachiocephalic Artery Access for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

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Brachiocephalic artery access without sternotomy for TAVR has been described as a Cutting-Edge Technology in a paper which has been just accepted in the JACC Asia [1]. Contralateral or left atherosclerosis in the carotid artery with significant stenosis or occlusion was a contraindication for this approach.