FIRST MIDDLE EAST TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE IMPLANTATION (TAVI) EXPERIENCE: IMMEDIATE AND 18 MONTHS FOLLOW-UP.
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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation: first Greek experience.
INTRODUCTION Percutaneous aortic valve replacement represents an alternative to conventional open-heart surgery for selected high-risk patients without the need for sternotomy, aortotomy, or cardiopulmonary bypass. We present the first Greek series of transcatheter prosthetic aortic valve implantation procedures, performed in our centre. METHODS All 12 patients (age 81 +/- 5 years) had severe...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(11)61350-8