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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Slovenian Medical Association
2010-10-01
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Series: | Zdravniški Vestnik |
Online Access: | http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/314 |