Bicuspid aortic valve and transcatheter aortic valve implantation: Never say never;Valvola bicuspide e impianto di valvola aortica transcatetere: Mai dire mai

Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 67-70

  Baralis, Giorgio ^a   Di Gregorio, Omar ^a   Riva, Lucilla ^a   Steffenino, Giuseppe ^a   Grossi, Claudio ^a   Locatelli, Alessandro ^a  

^a S CROCE E CARLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aortic valve; Bicuspid; Stenosis; Transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Indexed keywords

AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; BICUSPID AORTIC VALVE; TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE IMPLANTATION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84857818169     PISSN: 18276806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1714/1015.11058     Document Type: Article

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