Fig. 2From: Safety and efficacy of transaxillary transcatheter aortic valve replacement using a current-generation balloon-expandable valveOperative approach to transaxillary TAVR. The axillary artery is exposed via surgical cut-down, and the anatomy is shown in the inset. Note the brachial nerve (*) is in the vicinity of the axillary artery. Access to the brachial artery (arrow) is obtained in selected cases due to concerns for vascular complicationsBack to article page