Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis reduces 1-year mortality compared to standard therapy

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 161-162

  Solbiati, Monica ^a   Prado, Marta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

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EID: 79953029331     PISSN: 18280447     EISSN: 19709366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-011-0545-3     Document Type: Editorial

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