It is also called catheter-based or percutaneous (through the skin) aortic valve replacement ... we will make a small incision in the femoral artery (groin) just like in the previous heart ...

The procedure involves inserting a catheter from the groin to the heart ... flexible tube) through a vein. They use X-rays to guide the tube to your heart and find the areas responsible for ...

In cardiac catheterization ... is threaded through the catheter," he tells WebMD. "It's a way of taking echo into the heart, so we can use it as a guide during an interventional procedure ...