[Percutaneous treatment of valvular heart diseases]. / Il trattamento percutaneo delle valvulopatie.
G Ital Cardiol (Rome)
; 13(10 Suppl 2): 92S-95S, 2012 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
Surgical valve replacement represents the treatment of choice for symptomatic and severe valvular heart disease. However, the operative risk is increased in presence of advanced age and comorbidities, therefore such patients are often not deemed suitable for surgical treatment. Recently, percutaneous valve replacement has emerged as an optional treatment for such patients, particularly for treating severe aortic stenosis and severe mitral regurgitation.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças das Valvas Cardíacas
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
It
Revista:
G Ital Cardiol (Rome)
Assunto da revista:
CARDIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2012
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Article