Will the use of percutaneous aortic valves remain compassionate?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-10

  Robicsek, Francis ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; EDITORIAL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; BALLOON DILATATION; CALCINOSIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 45549084955     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.03.039     Document Type: Editorial

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