Transcatheter valve implantation for patients with aortic stenosis: a position statement from the European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), in collaboration with the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI)

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-8

  Vahanian, Alec ^a   Alfieri, Ottavio R ^b   Al Attar, Nawwar ^a   Antunes, Manuel J ^c   Bax, Jeroen ^d   Cormier, Bertrand ^e   Cribier, Alain ^f   De Jaegere, Peter ^g   Fournial, Gerard ^h   Kappetein, Arie Pieter ^g   Kovac, Jan ⁱ   Ludgate, Susanne ^j   Maisano, Francesco ^b   Moat, Neil ^k   Mohr, Friedrich Wilhelm ^l   Nataf, Patrick ^a   Pierard, Luc ^m   Pomar, José Luis ⁿ   Schofer, Joachim ^o   Tornos, Pilar ^p   Tuzcu, Murat ^q   van Hout, Ben ^r   von Segesser, Ludwig K ^s   Walther, Thomas ^l   more..

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e INSTITUT HOSPITALIER JACQUES CARTIER   (France)

^f HÔPITAL CHARLES NICOLLE   (France)

^g ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^h CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^j MEDICINES AND HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS REGULATORY AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^k ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^l UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^m UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^o UNIVERSITY HEART CENTER HAMBURG   (Germany)

^p HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^q LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^r UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^s LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

more..

Author keywords

Aortic stenosis; Percutaneous valve interventions; Valve disease

Indexed keywords

AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; EUROPE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 45649083670     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.04.039     Document Type: Article

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