## Abstract Calcific aortic stenosis remains a major cause of mortality and morbidity in the aging population. Surgical replacement remains the treatment of choice for this disease. Balloon aortic valvuloplasty was introduced as a palliative procedure for these patients, but was tempered by a high
Use of a guidewire circuit in balloon valvuloplasty of the aortic valve
β Scribed by Matthias Peuster; Christoph Fink
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 35 KB
- Volume
- 59
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1522-1946
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