Percutaneous aortic valve implantation. The demise of classical aortic valve replacement?

European Heart Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1339-1341

  Antunes, Manuel J ^a  

^a CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; VALVULOPLASTY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; BIOPROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS;

EID: 44949167539     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn180     Document Type: Editorial

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