Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in a very young patient
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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in a very young patient.
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is the standard treatment for patients with severe aortic stenosis and unacceptable surgical risk. These are usually elderly patients with multiple comorbidities. We report the case of a 20-year-old man with mandibuloacral dysplasia, an extremely rare premature ageing syndrome, and severe symptomatic aortic stenosis, referred to our center for TAVI...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2174-2049
DOI: 10.1016/j.repce.2013.10.023