1. Transapical Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Implantation by Thomas Walther, Paul Simon, Todd Dewey, Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker, Volkmar Falk, Marie T. Kasimir, Mirko Doss, Michael A. Borger, Gerhard Schuler, Dietmar Glogar, Wolfgang Fehske, Ernst Wolner, Friedrich W. Mohr, and Michael Mack Circulation Volume 116(11 suppl):I-240-I-245 September 11, 2007 Copyright © American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved.

2. Figure 1. Edwards SAPIEN THV, a xenograft consisting of 3 bovinepericardial cusps with Thermafix treatment mounted in a balloonexpandable stainless steel stent. Thomas Walther et al. Circulation. 2007;116:I-240-I-245 Copyright © American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved.

3. Figure 2. Schematic illustration of the transapical valve insertion technique. Thomas Walther et al. Circulation. 2007;116:I-240-I-245 Copyright © American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved.

4. Figure 3. Actuarial survival (Kaplan-Meier) at 110±77 days [range 1 to 255] follow-up. Thomas Walther et al. Circulation. 2007;116:I-240-I-245 Copyright © American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved.