First transfemoral biologic aortic valve implantation in Slovenia

Calcified aortic stenosis is the most frequent valvular heart disease in the Western world. It is a progressive, degenerative, atheroscleroticlike process that involves the aortic valve with increasing prevalence as the population ages. Surgical aortic valve replacement is the treatment of choice fo...

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Main Authors: Matjaž Bunc, Katja Ažman Juvan, Jana Ambrožič, Špela Mušič, Bojan Kontestabile, Andraž Cerar, Irena Lopatič, Nikola Lakič, Darko Zorman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovenian Medical Association 2010-10-01
Series:Zdravniški Vestnik
Online Access:http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/314