Successful Direct Iliac Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation to Overcome Significant Tortuosity of the Thoracic Aorta

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Kaneko, Umihiko (Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sapporo Cardio Vascular Clinic, Sapporo Heart Center) ;
Kobayashi, Ken (Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sapporo Cardio Vascular Clinic, Sapporo Heart Center) ;
Hachinohe, Daisuke (Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sapporo Cardio Vascular Clinic, Sapporo Heart Center) ;
Sumino, Satoshi (Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sapporo Cardio Vascular Clinic, Sapporo Heart Center) ;
Furugen, Azusa (Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sapporo Cardio Vascular Clinic, Sapporo Heart Center) ;
Kawamura, Takeshi (Department of Anesthesiology, Sapporo Cardio Vascular Clinic, Sapporo Heart Center) ;
Doi, Hirosato (Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sapporo Cardio Vascular Clinic, Sapporo Heart Center) ;
Fujita, Tsutomu (Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sapporo Cardio Vascular Clinic, Sapporo Heart Center)

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