[Experience of transcatheter aortic valve implantation in the Central Military Hospital].

Objective: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an alternative treatment for patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis, inoperable or at high surgical risk. The purpose of this communication is to report the results of the experience of this new technique and compare them with literature.

Methods: Review of 17 patients data with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis at high surgical risk or inoperable, treated with a transcatheter implantation aortic valve (TAVI) via femoral surgical access with Core Valve (Medtronic, EE.