{"id":2810,"date":"2025-07-11T13:34:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T11:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.icor.cat\/2025\/07\/11\/what-is-axillary-access-to-the-aortic-valve\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T11:02:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T10:02:41","slug":"what-is-axillary-access-to-the-aortic-valve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icor.cat\/en\/2025\/07\/11\/what-is-axillary-access-to-the-aortic-valve\/","title":{"rendered":"What is axillary access to the aortic valve?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2810\" class=\"elementor elementor-2810 elementor-1717\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6fc160 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b6fc160\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d7aa16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d7aa16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The growth of percutaneous aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has driven the development of minimally invasive techniques for the implantation of conventional valves.<\/p><p>The Cardiac Surgery Service of the Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital is a benchmark in this type of intervention, which involves less aggression for the patient.<\/p><p>&#8220;The axillary access avoids fracturing the sternum, since the incision is made between the ribs, which allows the aortic valve to be visualized safely and promotes a faster recovery,&#8221; explains Dr. Luis Delgado, assistant physician at the Service.<\/p><p>Dr. Valentina Mescola, assistant physician in the same service, adds that &#8220;with the accumulated experience, this approach has been applied in surgeries of the mitral, tricuspid and, recently, also the aortic valves.&#8221;<\/p><p>This innovative approach allows for reduced postoperative pain, accelerated recovery, decreased transfusions and infections, and improved aesthetic results, an aspect increasingly valued by patients.<\/p><p>The launch of the minimally invasive axillary surgery program has been possible thanks to the coordinated work of the cardiac surgery, anesthesiology, cardiology and intensive care medicine teams.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The growth of percutaneous aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has driven the development of minimally invasive techniques for the implantation of conventional valves. 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