Transfemoral approach has become the standard route for a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedure. Despite the technology improvements, vascular complications and access-related bleeding are frequently observed after TAVR and emerge predominantly within 30 days after TAVR. Recent observational data showed a marked reduction of vascular and bleeding complications by the use of ultrasound(US)- guided femoral artery puncture to gain the vascular access and guide the implantation of the Perclose ProGlide® vascular closure system.~We aimed to compare in a 1:1 randomized fashion the effect of US-guided femoral puncture and Perclose ProGlide® implantation optimization vs fluoroscopy-guided puncture followed by Perclose ProGlide/ ProStyle implantation (standard approach) during TAVR.
Recent observational data showed a marked reduction of vascular and bleeding complications by the use of ultrasound(US)-guided femoral artery puncture to gain the vascular access and guide the implantation of the Perclose ProGlide® vascular closure system.~We aimed to compare in a 1:1 randomized fashion the effect of US-guided femoral puncture and Perclose ProGlide® implantation optimization vs fluoroscopy-guided puncture followed by Perclose ProGlide/ ProStyle implantation (standard approach) during TAVR.