Please cite this article as: Khan JM, Rogers T, Schenke WH, Mazal JR, Faranesh AZ, Greenbaum AB, Babaliaros VC, Chen MY, Lederman RJ, Intentional Laceration of the Anterior Mitral Valve Leaflet to Prevent Left Ventricular Outflow tract ObstructioN (LAMPOON) during Transcatheter Mitral Valve Implantation: Preclinical Findings, JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions (2016), doi: 10.1016/ j.jcin.2016....

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