Transcatheter aortic valve in mitral annular calcification (TAV-in-MAC): A new treatment option for mitral valve replacement in patients with severe annular calcification
Severe mitral annular calcification is not an uncommon occurrence in the elderly and up to now, this has often precluded surgical replacement of the mitral valve. Initial attempts at percutaneous placement of transcatheter aortic valves in the calcified mitral annulus, has not been very successful d...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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South African Heart Association
2019-08-01
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| Series: | SA Heart Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://www.journals.ac.za/index.php/SAHJ/article/view/3643 |